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    Kyocera AVX Unveils 20 New KAM Series Automotive MLCCs

    July 25, 2024
    According to the company, the surface-mount components minimize board space requirements and deliver capacitance values high enough to reduce capacitor component counts.
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    In-Package Silicon Decoupling Cap Offers Large Value, Tiny Parasitics

    June 5, 2024
    This silicon capacitor developed by Empower can be embedded into an SoC substrate or interposer, replacing MLCCs.
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    These 5 New Capacitors Drive IoT and Smart-Home Innovations

    May 3, 2024
    TDK, Passive Plus, Kyocera, and Knowles’ Cornell Dubilier recently unveiled new capacitors and supercapacitors designed for a wide range of use cases.
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    Boost Voltage with Switched-Capacitor Power-Density Circuits

    March 15, 2024
    This article highlights the development of switching-mode converters without the use of inductors or transformers.
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    Designing Low-EMI Switched Capacitor ICs for the IoT (Part 2)

    Aug. 2, 2023
    Part 2 goes further into the methods that can help lower EMI in switched-cap designs, including implementation of active EMI filters and visible light communication.

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    The Essentials of Capacitor Selection in Automotive Designs

    July 8, 2022
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    Simplify Buck-Regulator EMI Design with Integrated Capacitors

    May 17, 2022
    Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Capacitors placed inside a buck-converter IC’s package coupled with proprietary Dual-Random Spread Spectrum (DRSS) technology can help minimize...
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    How to Reduce the Number—and Size—of Output Capacitors in Power-Supply Designs

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    Combining Capacitors and Inductors in a Single Component

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    Keeping Up with Advances in Capacitor Technology

    March 6, 2020
    In 2020, the PSMA celebrates the 35th Anniversary of its founding. This article is the next in a series highlighting the ongoing activities of its committees and forums that contribute...
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    Discrete Devices, ICs Improve Inverting Charge-Pump Design

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