SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Design engineers debated the practical uses of controlled equivalent series resistance bypass capacitors at an evening panel discussion during DesignCon here Monday (Jan. 29).

System clock frequencies are increasing while logic operating voltages are dropping, resulting in designs that experience high switching-current demands. To meet those demands, designs depend on noise ...

Capacitor discharge circuits are used extensively in fast pulse generation. In such applications, the capacitor's stray inductance (or equivalent series inductance ...

Although there are other technologies competing for the same market – most notably polymer and hybrid polymer capacitors – electronics design engineers feel comfortable with electrolytics. They know ...

AVX Corporation, has announced a new low ESR tantalum capacitor range which includes - for the first time - low ESR 330µF/6.3V parts AVX Corporation, has announced a new low ESR tantalum capacitor ...

MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new Automotive Grade series of vPolyTan™ surface-mount polymer tantalum molded chip ...

Panasonic has introduced a range of compact low-ESR SMD aluminum electrolytic capacitors with capacitance 20 – 80% higher than its existing FK series. Called FN, it covers parts from 10µF to 1,800µF ...

GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a multilayer capacitor (MLC) chip with new ...

This series of automotive-grade DC-link film capacitors is qualified to AEC-Q200, making it suitable for vehicle electrification applications. Its proven reliability also makes it applicable to any ...

Broadcast consultant Tom Osenkowsky recently constructed a panel with two vu meters and a DPDT switch. The switch allows him to configure the meters to display conventional Left and Right channels or ...