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Passive Components
Capacitor for coupling and decoupling applications
Coupling capacitors enable signal transmission by blocking DC voltage while allowing AC signals to pass effectively.
Solenoids and transformers: Principles and applications
This article provides an in-depth exploration of these fundamental electromagnetic components: solenoids and transformers, detailing their structures, operating principles, types, and applications.
Inner works of a transformer: A simulation-based analysis
In this video, prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov thoroughly examines the inner transformer process to understand how the transformer works in detail.
Researchers develop innovative barium titanate (BaTiO₃ or BTO)
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed innovative barium titanate (BaTiO₃ or BTO)-based capacitor heterostructures that achieve an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.
Understanding high-precision resistor Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR)
Learn how TCR impacts high-precision resistor performance, ensuring reliability in temperature-sensitive applications.
Advancing thermistor-based temperature sensing systems
Thermistor-based temperature sensing systems are compared to RTDs, highlighting design challenges and key components.
Understanding resistivity, thermal resistance, and TCR in resistors
Resistivity impacts a resistor’s performance, with higher resistivity increasing resistance; key for material and circuit design.
Non-linear resistors: thermistors, varistors and memristors
Non-linear resistors, like thermistors, varistors, and memristors, adapt resistance dynamically, enabling diverse sensing and protection uses.
Varistors structure, function and design
Varistors, voltage-dependent resistors, protect circuits from voltage transients with rapid response and robust energy absorption.
Critical role of electrodes and terminations in the construction of passive electronic component
This article focuses on four metals consumed as electrodes and terminations in passive electronic components, including two precious metals and two base metals.
Flexible high-energy capacitor with 2D nanofillers
A flexible high-energy-density capacitor with 2D nanofillers improves energy storage efficiency, enabling advances in renewable energy and electronics.
Hybrid sodium-ion battery-supercapacitor with high energy and power
A research team at KAIST, led by Professor Jeung Ku Kang, has developed a groundbreaking hybrid sodium-ion battery-supercapacitor with record-high energy and power densities.
High energy storage in multilayer ferroelectric dielectric material
Multilayer dielectric material enhances capacitor efficiency, achieving high energy storage density with reduced energy loss and robust performance.
Tantalum and niobium capacitors: Design and applications
Niobium capacitors offer high reliability and density, rivaling tantalum types, with applications in energy-dense electronics.
Comparing wet testing and mechanical testing for tantalum powder quality control in capacitors
This article, authored by Dr. Vladimir Azbel, compares wet testing and mechanical testing methods for evaluating the quality of tantalum powder in capacitor production.
Capacitor energy content and electrostatic forces
The article describes the energy content of the capacitor, what energy it can store and deliver and what forces are present inside it.
Record-breaking microcapacitors for on-chip energy storage in electronic devices
The scientists developed microcapacitors with ultrahigh energy and power density, paving the way for on-chip energy storage in electronic devices.
Negative capacitor enables higher voltage systems
A static negative capacitor, using ferroelectric domains, offers breakthroughs in energy-efficient computing and circuit voltage optimization.
Negative capacitance advancing energy efficient electronics
Negative capacitance reveals a counterintuitive charge-voltage relationship, offering potential for energy-efficient electronics innovations.