Although advancements in dielectric materials and fabrication processes have improved integrated capacitors, chip designers still depend on board-level devices to support virtually all ICs. Primary ...

There is a general trend of making electronics smaller and with more functionality. This translates into: “Cram it in there,” so naturally designers look to find smaller and smaller parts. What was on ...

New York, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) are essential electronic components widely used for energy storage in electronic circuits. They find applications in ...

New technologies based on Niobium (Nb) and Niobium Oxide (NbO) technology target the low voltage (around 10/16V max) space currently occupied by aluminum , ceramic, and tantalum capacitors. Kenny Yi, ...

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.

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 ...

Barium titanate is an important electroceramic material used in trillions of capacitors each year and found in most electronics. Researchers have produced the material at record low temperatures, and ...

Vintage computer hardware can fail in a variety of fascinating ways, with [Bits und Bolts] dealing with an interesting failure mode, in the form of degraded MLCC capacitors on Voodoo 2 graphics cards.