TDK Corporation presents a new series of EPCOS MKP-X2 capacitors for interference suppression. In contrast to conventional models, which are designed for a maximum operating temperature of 110 °C, the new capacitors offer a maximum permissible operating temperature of 125 °C. The capacitance range of the B3292*P series ranges from 0.033 µF to 5.6 µF, […]
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Automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors span 10–470 μF, 2.5–50 V
AVX Corporation has both expanded and improved upon its AEC-Q200-qualified TCQ Series Automotive Conductive Polymer Chip Capacitors, which have been field-proven in a wide range of demanding automotive, industrial, and telecommunications applications with limited board space and challenging operating environments since 2015. The series now offers two new case sizes for a total of five, several […]
Ultraminiature multilayer ceramic chip inductors work up to 10 GHz
AVX Corporation released a new series of ultraminiature multilayer ceramic chip inductors for high-frequency RF applications. The new LCCI Series inductors are currently available in three standard EIA chip sizes — 0201, 0402, and 0603 — with tight-tolerance physical dimensions almost exclusively in the submillimeter range and tin-plated surface-mount terminations, enabling compatibility with high-density PCBs […]
Electronics design search engine integrates PCB software
SnapEDA and DipTrace, an easy-to-use PCB design software, are announcing a new collaboration that introduces support for DipTrace on the SnapEDA website, and integrates SnapEDA’s massive computer-aided design (CAD) database directly into DipTrace’s latest PCB design software. With billions of electronic components to choose from, engineers are faced with multiple challenges during the component selection […]
Synchronizer, attenuators added to RF timing portfolio for 4G/5G radio
Renesas Electronics Corporation expanded its communication timing portfolio with three new low phase noise, high-frequency RF timing solutions for 4G and 5G radio, and two new Winning Combinations to address the need for full signal chain solutions. The new 8V19N850 radio synchronizer and 8V19N880, 8V19N882 JESD204B/C clock jitter attenuators deliver ITU-T compliant network clock synchronization, […]
safety-certified MLCCs meet safety requirements at higher voltages
Knowles Precision Devices introduced a newly expanded range of safety-certified surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for electronic device applications. The new capacitors offer customers a unique combination of capability and safety certification and meet the demands of AEC-Q200 standards, modems, and AC-DC power supplies where a lightning strike or other voltage transients represent a threat […]
Aero satellite comm antennas cater to distributed/embedded phased-array apps
ThinKom Solutions, Inc. has developed a new product variant of its VICTS aero satellite communication antennas enabling more flexible installation choices and allowing for smaller distributed and embedded phased-array applications. The new product variant, which targets government and military beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication markets, integrates the VICTS antenna, antenna control unit (ACU), and power supply (PS) […]
Chip inductors designed for automotive audio bus apps
Bourns, Inc. announced its new 1210-size automotive-grade common-mode chip inductor series. Bourns’ latest family of common-mode inductors are designed with a ferrite core and are bifilar-wound to deliver a compact size and shielded construction. The Model SRF3225AB and SRF3225TAC common-mode chip inductor series offer low radiation and high impedance over a broad frequency range to suppress Electromagnetic […]
SMT SPDT electromechanical relay switches work up to 26 GHz
Pasternack has released a new line of micro-sized, surface mount, single-pole, double-throw electromechanical relay switches that offer broadband performance and are ideal for a variety of applications that may involve high power, switch matrices, and test and measurement systems. Pasternack’s six new SPDT electromechanical relay switches feature popular latching actuators in micro-size surface-mount packages and offer […]
UWB antennas enable precise real-time location services
The Antenna Company announced a family of ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas to enable high precision positioning and angle-of-arrival applications for low-power sensors, anchors, and tags. The antennas support worldwide operation on UWB channel 5 (6.5 GHz) and channel 9 (8 GHz). UWB technology enables a location accuracy of 10-cm for real-time location services such as access […]