Due to current bottlenecks in the procurement of surface-mount ceramic capacitors, designers are looking for substitutes to keep their production lines running smoothly, and to find long-term ...

The role of X- and Y-capacitors and where they’re mandated. How versions in surface-mount packages ease production flow. The key parameters of these capacitors in their unique roles. Designing a new ...

In less demanding applications, a key factor for selecting a capacitor may be as simple as ensuring that the operating voltage of the capacitor is at least as high as the operating voltage of the ...

AVX Corp.'s PulseCap Series capacitors featurethe 'undertab' termination style, where traditional 'J' leads are replaced byterminations that do not protrude outside of the outline of the case. The ...

MALVERN, Pa. - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH), a $2.09 billion electronic components manufacturer with annual revenues of $2.93 billion, has launched a new series of Automotive Grade AC line ...

Overload prevention in any given design is serious business, which means that the choice of safety capacitor shouldn’t be taken lightly either. Areas to consider in the decision process include safety ...

Cornell Dubilier has released ‘ultra-flat’ aluminium electrolytic capacitors, intended to replace arrays of surface-mount capacitors. PCB terminations are flat ribbon-lead surface-mount types, whose ...