AVX Corporation has doubled the lifetime of select THH 230ºC Hermetic Series high-temperature SMD tantalum capacitors. Four of the six ratings currently available now offer 2,000-hour lifetimes at 230ºC and 0.5VR, and all six recently completed mechanical shock and vibration testing to MIL-STD-202 at 230ºC with 20g peak, ensuring robust, high-reliability performance in harsh, extreme application […]
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Capacitors designed to smooth IGBT bus ripples in EVs, HEVs
AVX Corporation will launch two new capacitor series for EV/HEV applications during its exposition at this year’s Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2017), which will take place March 26 – 30 in Tampa, Florida. In addition to releasing the new FHC1 and FHC2 Series capacitors, which were especially designed for use in conjunction with […]
Automotive thin-film caps feature low ESR, high Q in UHF, VHF bands
AVX Corporation has released a new series of SMD thin film chip capacitors especially designed to meet demanding performance specifications in automotive signal and power applications. Qualified to AEC-Q200, AVX’s new Automotive Grade Accu-P®Series capacitors deliver the tightest tolerances of any capacitor available on today’s market (down to ±0.01pF), in addition to exceptionally repeatable performance, remarkably […]
Multilayer organic high-pass filters target 0.74 – 2.83GHz wireless apps
Based on AVX’s patented and proven multilayer organic (MLO) high density interconnect technology, the new HF Series MLO high pass filters utilize high dielectric constant and low loss materials to help engineers integrate high Q passive printed elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in multilayer stacks with land grid array surface mount packaging that’s expansion-matched […]
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Tiny 15-W low-pass integrated thin-film filters span 512 – 1,800 MHz
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released a new series of 15W high performance, low pass integrated thin film (ITF) SMD filters that exhibit low insertion loss and extremely sharp attenuation in high-frequency wireless applications spanning 512MHz to 1,800MHz. Featuring a miniature 2816 chip size with a maximum height […]
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AVX releases vertical poke-home connector for 18 AWG applications
AVX Corp. has released the first vertical connector capable of successfully bridging the gap between inexpensive, but wildly inconsistent hand soldering processes and expensive, but exceedingly reliable two-piece connector systems in high volume, 18 AWG applications with perpendicular terminations and limited board space, including: power supplies, LED drivers, and industrial and motor controls. Carefully tooled to […]
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Better 3D model design tools for polymer, tantalum, and niobium oxide capacitors
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, announces wide-ranging additions to its 3D model design tool for polymer, tantalum, and niobium oxide capacitors. Now featuring a broad range of 3D CAD drawings for conformal, hermetic, and wet tantalum capacitors, as well as new SMD footprints and profiles, the newly […]
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Polymer chip caps target dc-dc converter apps with extended temperature and voltage range
AVX Corporation has extended and upgraded its TCR Series professional conductive polymer chip capacitors with new case sizes, capacitance values, and voltage ratings, a higher maximum operating temperature, enhanced performance capabilities in humid environments, MIL-STD-202 mechanical shock and vibration qualification, and improved reliability. Based on AVX’s robust conductive polymer electrode technology — the materials, construction, and […]
AVX announces high-current, low-profile FPC connector
AVX Corp. announces the high current, low profile 6808 Series right-angle FPC connector from Kyocera Connector Products. Suitable for both FPC connections and battery connections in applications including: batteries, power supplies, robotics, and small electronic motors, the 6808 Series is the industry’s first — and currently only — ultraminiature (0.5-mm pitch), flip-locking FPC connector with a […]
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SMT conductive-polymer capacitors come in large 7361-15 case with 1.5-mm height profile
AVX has extended its J-CAP Series conductive polymer capacitors with conductive polymer electrodes, which already delivered the highest energy per volume (Joules/cc) of any SMT capacitor available on…
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