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Better optoelectronics for smarter smartphones

29 August, 2016

Smarter smartphones could be on the way, thanks to a new theoretical framework that will help physicists and device engineers to design better optoelectronics. The research could lead to optoelectronic devices with less heat generation and power consumption.


Vishay HOTcaps series multilayer ceramic capacitors

21 July, 2016

Vishay's high-operating-temperature, radial-leaded, multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for automotive applications are now available.


Perfect order delivery earns AVX a POI Award

15 June, 2016

Arrow Electronics has awarded AVX Corporation a gold-level Perfect Order Index (POI) Award in the Passive Electromechanical Components Supplier category.


Schneider Electric VarSet Low Voltage Capacitor Banks

06 June, 2016

Schneider Electric has announced the VarSet Low Voltage Capacitor Banks for smart, simple power factor correction. The range has been certified to AS/NZS 61439.1&2 and IEC 61921.


Gastronomic electronics: researchers create cheesy edible supercapacitors

25 May, 2016

What if your food could kill E. coli, or power a miniature camera inside your stomach? Researchers have developed a supercapacitor from food that can do just that — and it tastes like cheese, apparently.


BME capacitors attain NASA's S-311-P-838 specification

17 May, 2016

AVX Corporation has achieved NASA specification for its BME capacitors, following several years of extensive testing and a months-long review of the qualification data.


TDK EPCOS PhaseCap Energy PFC capacitors

16 April, 2016

TDK has released the EPCOS PhaseCap Energy series of high-power capacitors for power factor correction. Available with gas- or resin-filled housings, they are designed for voltages of 230 to 690 VAC and offer a reactive power of between 5 and 33 kVAr.


AVX F98 Series 0603 capacitor

29 March, 2016

AVX has extended its F98 Series resin-moulded, undertab termination-style tantalum chip capacitors with the addition of a small, high CV 0603 tantalum capacitor rated at 100 μF/6.3 V.


AVX FFLI Series film capacitors

23 March, 2016

AVX Corporation has released a high-voltage series of dry, medium-power film capacitors for DC filtering applications, such as the DC filtering of high-frequency ripple currents and decoupling DC links in AC/AC and DC/AC motor drive inverters.


Modelithics Vishay VJ HIFREQ Series MLCC modelling

22 March, 2016

To help designers simulate circuit performance and reduce time to market, Modelithics is now offering modelling for Vishay Vitramon VJ HIFREQ series high-frequency surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) in the 0402 and 0603 case sizes.


Using perovskites to make ceramic capacitors safer

17 March, 2016

Electronic components manufacturer TDK and Hokkaido University are using perovskites to make ceramic capacitors safer.


Finding flaws in ceramic capacitors

03 March, 2016

A new approach, demonstrated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, detects hidden flaws in ceramic capacitors, which store energy in the electronics for medical implants and spacecraft.


Vishay Vitramon HV High Voltage Series MLCCs

02 March, 2016

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a series of surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) optimised for high-voltage industrial and telecom applications. The Vishay Vitramon HV High Voltage Series features a robust serial electrode design and an extended voltage range up to 5 kV in four EIA sizes from 1812 to 2225.


Graphene improves performance and stability of energy storage devices

30 November, 2015

A*STAR researchers have developed an 'asymmetric' supercapacitor based on metal nitrides and graphene that could be a viable energy storage solution.


Turning trees into energy storage devices

08 October, 2015

Scientists are turning trees into energy storage devices capable of powering everything from a smartwatch to a hybrid car.


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