AVX Corp. has released the latest edition of the AVX Periodic Tables catalog. The booklet is a quick reference guide that provides the latest capacitor capability charts for a broad range of ...

Microsoft’s next-generation client operating system—now officially known as Windows Vista—is enhancing desktop- and notebook-PC audio quality and fidelity. Hardware manufacturers must meet strict ...

General decoupling applications require capacitors with a combination of high capacitance and low reactance (i.e., low equivalent series resistance [ESR] and equivalent series inductance [ESL]) in the ...

Innovations in energy storage technology are vital for the effective use of renewable energy and the mass production of electric vehicles. Current energy storage technology, such as lithium-ion ...

A capacitor is a passive electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field. It consists of two conducting plates separated by an insulating material called a dielectric. When a ...

Capacitors are a pervasive technology in every military and commercial application. Millions are used in military systems and are considered a critical link and a common area of failure. Future ...

For EMI filtering and noise attenuation, California-based Johanson Dielectrics is offering a range of novel multi-layer ceramic devices that combines two balanced shunt capacitors with mutual ...

If you build electronic circuits on a regular basis the chances are you will have used capacitors many times. They are a standard component along with the resistor whose values are lifted off the ...

Medium- and high-voltage capacitors find widespread use as snubbers or filters in applications, such as switching power supplies for audiovisual and business equipment (computers, modems and fax ...

Searching appropriate material systems for energy storage applications is crucial for advanced electronics. Dielectric materials, including ferroelectrics, anti-ferroelectrics, and relaxors, have ...

Power system designers are constantly under pressure to attain larger power densities and improved conversion efficiencies, whether it is for data servers for the internet of things or data centers.

A research group led by Nagoya University in Japan has used nanosheet technology to develop a dielectric capacitor for advanced electronic and electrical power systems. Innovations in energy storage ...