Digi-Key celebrates ribbon cutting of its US product distribution center expansion. The 2.2 million square foot facility makes Digi-Key one of the 10 largest warehouses in North America. Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, celebrated the ribbon cutting of its Product Distribution Read the original post Digi-Key Expands its US Product...

KYOCERA AVX Celebrates the release of its 1,000th TRAFIM series high-voltage power film capacitor for DC filtering applications. Since launching the series in 1990, KYOCERA AVX has manufactured more than 365,000 of the now-1,000 unique TRAFIM Series part numbers, all of which are widely renowned for their controlled self-healing technology, high energy density, and safe, Read the original post KYOCERA AVX Celebrates 1,000th TRAFIM...

TDK Corporation presents the EPCOS E13EMHV series of compact SMD transformers with high dielectric strength for a wide range of DC-DC converter topologies. The isolation distances comply with IEC 60664-1, 61558-2-16 standard, achieving a high working voltage of 1000 V DC. Transient overvoltages of up to 2500 Vpeak are permitted. The high dielectric strength between the Read the original post TDK Presents Compact SMD Transformers...

This article written by Jeff Shepard discusses brief background on wire-wound inductors and then digs into the cost and application trade-offs associated with multilayer SMD thin and thick film inductors, flat inductors (including Litz wire with a rectangular cross-section), and foil inductors. Wire wound structures are the most common, but far from only, way to Read the original post Common Inductor Technologies Explained on...

This technical blog article written by Sudhama Dharmappa, KYOCERA-AVX Components Corporation, discusses ESD surge protection of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) by miniature multilayer varistors (MLV). Understanding ADAS Driver Assistance Systems Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have been used to enhance vehicle safety and performance long before the pursuit of self-driving cars. Since the moment electronic sensors Read the original post ADAS Surge Protection by Miniature...