Choosing a capacitor for reliable performance in today’s automotive electronics requires an examination of several parameters. The performance characteristics of the various capacitor technologies ...

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 ...

A power supply’s output capacitors - which are typically ceramic capacitors with values between 100nF and 100μF - cost money, take up space, and, in the case of delivery bottlenecks, can be difficult ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

Using supercapacitors (also known as ultracapacitors, supercaps, etc.) to replace batteries in portable micropower applications is gaining momentum. Here's some ideas on how to get going with "green ...

These X- and Y-capacitors in surface-mount housings, built to suppress EMI, reduce cost, and simplify production.