Dennis Zogbi, Paumanok Inc. publishes on TTI Market Eye his mid-year global market and materials update on passive electronic components. This article highlights passive electronic components leadtimes and material pricing trends. Mid-Calendar-Year Report Highlights: Capacitor, resistor and inductor lead times declined in July 2022, as did key materials prices – especially that of nickel and Read the original post Passive Electronic Components Market and...

KYOCERA announced its plans to build new MLCC manufacturing plant in Japan to meet raising demand from 5G, ADAS and EV applications. Expanded MLCC multilayer ceramic capacitor production at Kagoshima Kokubu Campus in Japan will help meet strong market demand, increased production slated to begin in 2024. Kyocera Corporation announced that it will construct a Read the original post KYOCERA to Build New MLCC...

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 increased isolation voltage. The nine new modules in standard SIP-4, SIP-7 and SMT-8 packages are pin-to-pin Read the original post Würth Elektronik Upgrades Its MagI³C...

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 process, consisting of obtaining a sintered pellet and its anodization. Nowadays, the Quality of sintered anode Read the original post Tantalum Capacitor Anode Stability 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 smartphone and notebook computer demand. The world’s biggest supplier of passive components expects to take three Read the original post Yageo Expects Revenue Drop in...