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The family of MagI³C FISM power modules has grown: Würth Elektronik presents the next generation of 1 W “Fixed Isolated SIP / SMT Modules”. The outstanding features of the improved integrated voltage converters include continuous short-circuit protection (SCP) and...

Yageo Corp (國巨) yesterday said that its revenue would drop by a low single-digit percentage this quarter from a historical high last quarter, as customers and distributors are holding back demand to concentrate on inventory digestion due to flagging...

Vladimir Azbel is discussing prediction of tantalum capacitor anode stability in his next blog post. Reliability of tantalum capacitors (TC) substantially depend on the stability of the electrical properties of the anode. The anode production process is a multi-factorial...

This Vishay webinar discusses resistors and thermistors for EVs and automotive applications – the development of the electric vehicle market, target applications, and basic resistor functions. The webinar is dedicated to designers who are developing energy-efficient and reliable electronic...

Scientists from Luxemberg Institute of Science and Technology have developed new “superlattices” that might help build next generation of high energy density capacitors as small as one-hundredth the size of conventional ones. Since capacitor energy density is somewhat low,...

Stackpole offers its RMCA series of automotive grade thick film chip resistors with anti-sulfur performance. Many types of electronic products across a variety of market segments require higher reliability components. Automotive grade resistors offerincreased reliability and improved performance without...

This KYOCERA AVX whitepaper by Ashok Dhulgande and John McCarry discusses key design considerations for electrical spring contacts and board connections and provides an overview of KYOCERA AVX’s card edge connectors for automotive applications. Board-to-board Interconnect It is often...

The number of individual engineering polymer products has exploded in the past years due to specialized requirements on the polymer being addressed by a variety of additives. Additives and the function they provide include: Flame Retardants: Most connector housings...

There are two processes used to convert polymer resin pellets to a connector housing, compression/transfer molding and injection molding. Before discussing those processes, however, another method of polymerizing the starting resin must be mentioned for completeness, condensation polymerization. Recall...

The majority of connector housings are manufactured from thermoplastic polymers due to their combination of electrical and mechanical properties and the manufacturing efficiencies of injection molding. This section will provide an overview of polymer materials and properties and a...