Knowles Precision Devices blog article describes use of thin film technology on ceramic substratesfor interconnects and interposers. Innovation in advanced packaging was driven, in part, by advancements in interposer design and construction. Interposers are electronic components designed to sit within a package and connect different circuits and components via interconnects. Thin film interconnects are standard Read the original post Leveraging Thin Film on Ceramic...

This Bourns application article explains basic considerations for resistors and importance of resistive components in SMPS switch mode power supplies. Switched-Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) are widely used in various electronic Read the original post Understanding the Importance of Resistors in SMPS on Passive Components Blog.

Stackpole releases CSSK3637 series of four terminal shunt resistors minimize the effects of lead resistance. Designing high power products that require high efficiency performance can be challenging. Low value resistors Read the original post Four Terminal Shunt Resistors Minimize the Effects of Lead Resistance on Passive Components Blog.

TDK launches industry’s smallest thin-film common mode filters for high-speed differential transmission applications to suppress noise in high-speed differential transmission, as well as high common mode attenuation. TDK Corporation announced Read the original post TDK Unveils Industry’s Smallest Common Mode Filters on Passive Components Blog.

Sam Ben-Yaakov in this video explains leakage inductance considerations in the basic DC-DC transformer with a compensation solution. This presentation is a follow up of video: Some observations on power Read the original post Compensating the leakage inductance in the basic DC-DC transformer on Passive Components Blog.