Passives, Capacitors
Vishay Extends 597D Series of Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitors
May 22, 2013 11:37 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsVishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Malvern, PA) [NYSE: VSH] has announced that it has extended its TANTAMOUNT 597D series of commercial solid tantalum chip capacitors with a new Hi-Rel version approved to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Specification 13008. Built with Vishay's proprietary high-voltage dielectric formation process, the Vishay Sprague 13008 series is ideal for +28 V power supply designs in military and aerospace applications.
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Tunable LTE Antenna Solution for M2M
May 22, 2013 11:33 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsTaoglas USA, Inc. has teamed up with Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation to bring a dynamically tunable LTE antenna solution to the M2M market. The solution contains an embedded surface-mount ceramic PIFA antenna from Taoglas—the Warrior PA.710.A—and Peregrine’s successful PE64102 DuNE Digitally Tunable Capacitor (DTC) on one evaluation board.
LISTED UNDER: Antennas, Cellular / Micro / Pico Cell | Antennas, Other | Embedded Systems & Networking
VARTA Microbattery's Nickel Based Energy Storage Technology
May 21, 2013 10:06 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsVARTA Microbattery has announced the addition of HVCAP35, a Nickel (Ni) based energy storage system to the V-Cap Series. VARTA Microbattery's new Ni based energy storage system is a hybrid technology that combines the high energy density advantage of batteries, with the high power advantage of supercapacitors.
LISTED UNDER: Passives, Capacitors | Power, Batteries | Power, Other
Syfer’s Safety Capacitor Range Available in Higher Cap Values
May 15, 2013 11:37 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSyfer Technology (UK) has announced a number of additions to its UL and TÜV approved range of SMD 250 VAC safety capacitors. To give engineers more scope in their designs, the upper capacitance value has been extended to 33 nF. The new higher capacitance devices expand Syfer’s highly successful B16 (TÜV/UL approved) and B17 (TÜV approved) safety certified capacitor ranges.
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AVX’s Thin Film Capacitors Receive Logistics Agency Approval
May 10, 2013 9:55 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has announced that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has issued Drawings for high-reliability versions of its Accu-P thin film capacitor series, which exhibits both extremely low capacitance values (0.05 pF) and ultra-tight capacitance tolerances (±0.01 pF).
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AVX Ultra-Broadband Capacitor Addresses DC Blocking
April 12, 2013 11:03 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation introduced a new ultra-broadband capacitor series. Designed to address DC blocking from 16 KHz to 40 GHz, AVX’s new GX03 Series Ultra-Broadband Capacitors exhibit ultra-broadband performance, extremely low insertion loss, excellent return loss ...
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Lot-to-Lot Uniformity
April 3, 2013 11:37 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has introduced a new series of AEC-Q200-qualified RF chip capacitors for automotive applications. Available in 0402 and 0603 case sizes, the new C0G (NP0) dielectric Automotive “U” Series capacitors exhibit ultra-low ESR, high Q...
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AVX’S Tantalum Corporation Receives ISO 13485 Certification
March 18, 2013 6:49 pm | by AVX Corporation | News | Comments“All AVX plants are committed to producing the highest quality components, operating in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, and continually improving manufacturing processes, efficiency, and product quality,” says Bob Fairey, General Manager, AVX Tantalum Corporation.
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AVX's New Microwave MLCCs
March 13, 2013 10:29 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has introduced a new series of microwave MLCCs with near-pure silver (Ag) electrodes, which both enhance performance and mitigate cost. Exhibiting higher conductivity than competing non-precious metal RF capacitors.
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AVX’S New AEC-Q200-Qualified Skycap Capacitors
February 5, 2013 11:07 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has developed a unique new series of high-voltage, conformally coated, radial leaded MLC capacitors for automotive applications. An extension of its successful Skycap Series, AVX’s new X7R dielectric High-Voltage AR Series capacitors feature AEC-Q200 qualification.
LISTED UNDER: Passives, CapacitorsSnap-in Capacitors Include Higher Ripple Current Capability and Longer Useful Life
November 19, 2012 5:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsTDK is offering two new 105° C snap-in series of EPCOS brand aluminum electrolytic capacitors with a very high ripple current capability and a longer useful life. The new B43545* series has a useful life is 5000 h, are available with rated voltages of 400 V DC and 450 V DC, and have capacitances of 82 µF to 820 µF.
LISTED UNDER: Passives, CapacitorsHigh-Voltage Chip Capacitors
November 15, 2012 3:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation (Greenville, SC) is expanding its award-winning TCJ Series with two new high-voltage tantalum polymer chip capacitors. AVX’s new surface mount, tantalum polymer chip capacitors provide excellent capacitance and low ESR for a broad range of high-voltage applications, including telecommunications equipment, base stations, switching hubs, router, and line filters.
LISTED UNDER: Passives, CapacitorsPassive Copper and Active Optical QSFP-based Cable Assemblies
November 15, 2012 3:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsFCI (Etters, PA) has expanded the QSFP+ (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable) portion of its XLerate High Speed I/O product line offerings to include passive copper and active optical cable offerings that are fully compliant to the Infiniband FDR (Fourteen Data Rate - 14 Gb/s per channel) specification.
LISTED UNDER: Passives, CapacitorsType BLC, High Energy Density DC Link Capacitors
October 10, 2012 6:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsCornell Dubilier announces the release of its type BLC high energy density board mount DC link capacitors for medium power inverter systems. Type BLC capacitors are an excellent choice for demanding applications in inverters for wind and solar energy, electric vehicles, motor drives, UPS systems, and more.
LISTED UNDER: Passives, CapacitorsHigh-Quality Multilayer Organic Capacitors
October 5, 2012 9:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a 500 and 250VDC, 0603 case size surface mount capacitor capable of supporting frequencies ranging from 1 MHz to well above 5 GHz. Designated the MLO3 Series, the advanced organic RF capacitors maintain high Q and high self-resonance while providing low ESR values at high frequencies.
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