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Partial vias play a decisive role in the miniaturization of printed circuit boards. Learn more insights in this Würth Elektronik Webinar. These are buried vias and microvias, which can be combined in different ways. We call microvias placed directly...

Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, announced the results of a global reliability survey that reveals the challenges facing system architects and design engineers for hardware, including devices, when balancing growing expectations for reliability with ever-increasing product...

Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, announced a major expansion of its global manufacturing footprint with the opening of a new campus in Katowice, Poland. The facility’s initial 23,000 square-meter manufacturing space will serve as a strategic...

Würth Elektronik introduces its WR-BTB family of mezzanine enconnectors, now made of guaranteed halogen-free plastic. The board connectors, serving as data lines connectors, are more environmentally friendly than conventional BTBs, but without sacrificing plastic strength, electrical resistance, temperature resistance...

This Würth Elektronik webinar provides overview of high-power density DC-link film capacitors for DC-charge applications in EVs or industrial power supplies. DC-Link capacitors are used in high-voltage applications to provide the necessary energy buffer between different DC power stages...

Full paper download This article presents a method for thickness reduction of polypropylene (PP) films, used as dielectric materials for film capacitors, by ion irradiation, which has a direct effect on device capacitance. The paper was presented by Shova...

Full paper download This paper explains layer-by-layer fabrication method, where nanocomposite dielectrics are printed by successive depositions of ultra-thin layers of a room-temperature-stable polymer ink. The work explores two polypropylene-based inks in industry-friendly solvents that are then used to...

This article based on Chema Molina, CEO of Frenetic newsletter discusses planar magnetics considerations as it may not be the best optimum solution designers are asking for. The trend of planar magnetics as the holy grail of magnetics has...

NICHICON CORPORATION has launched the UTH series of miniature aluminum electrolytic capacitors with long life (guaranteed for 5,000 hours at 105°C), to meet the demand for compactness and long life in the power supply field. Overview and Development Background...

TAIYO YUDEN announces completion of its new factory at TAIYO YUDEN Sarawak, Malaysia as environmentally friendly and cutting-edge production base for MLCC Multilayer CeramicCapacitors. TAIYO YUDEN SARAWAK CO., LTD., a subsidiary of TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. has completed the...