More than just a temperature sensor
In addition to measuring temperature, thermistors can be used for surge protection, flow detection, and more. Thermistors are widely used as the sensing element of a temperature sensor, and rightly…
KYOCERA AVX introduces automotive-qualified supercapacitors
The company’s first automotive-qualified supercapacitors, which are also known as cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer capacitors, have been announced by KYOCERA AVX. These five new automotive-qualified SCC Series supercapacitors are tested and…
An update on stacked ceramic capacitors for defense applications
MIL-PRF-32535 for discrete MLCCs has led to the discussion of stacked ceramic capacitors based on BME technology. Stacked ceramic capacitors are multiple discrete multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) terminated onto a…
Ultra-broadband capacitors for optoelectronics
A new single component coupling/DC blocking capacitor is now available. Optoelectronics is becoming more of a commodity industry as the number of data centers continues to grow in support of…
SMT heat pipes for thermal management
These novel SMT solutions pre-empt thermal issues in a unique way Thermal management has always been an important part of design but is gaining prominence with the development of wide-band-gap…
Miniature feedthru capacitors for compact broadband EMI filtering
In addition to digital signal processing (DSP), feedthru capacitors provide a great solution for power line conditioning, high dI/dt environments, and voltage regulators to name just a few applications. As…