A good read on this app note from AVX on thermal stresses that leads to device failure on chip capacitors. Link here (PDF) Thermal shock behavior of multilayer ceramic chip capacitors was evaluated for different ceramic dielectrics with varying construction and design considerations, effects of terminations and role of physical defects to decrease the thermal […]
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App note: Criteria for selecting connectors for LED lighting/industrial apps
App note from AVX covering ideal connectors used on industrial applications. Link here (PDF) Connectors used in industrial and solid-state lighting applications pose uniquely challenging design constraints on power density and form-factor while simultaneously demanding the highest reliability under harsh environmental conditions. As a designer in these spaces, one cannot simply prioritize piece cost in […]
App note: Energy storage capacitor technology comparison and selection
App note from AVX about MLCC, Tantalum, Tantalum Polymer and Supercapacitors. Link here (PDF) Tantalum, MLCC, and super capacitor technologies are ideal for many energy storage applications because of their high capacitance capability. These capacitors have drastically different electrical and environmental responses that are sometimes not explicit on datasheets or requires additional knowledge of the […]
App note: Basics on decoupling
See AVX technical note on how capacitors filter out transients in high speed digital circuits. Link here (PDF) This paper discusses the characteristics of multilayer ceramic capacitors in decoupling applications and compares their performance with other types of decoupling capacitors. A special high-frequency test circuit is described and the results obtained using various types of […]
App note: Ceramic multilayer capacitors in HF SMPS applications
Development and improvement of ceramic multilayer capacitors in high frequency power supply filtering, a technical note from AVX. Link here (PDF) There has been an explosion of interest in the use of ceramic capacitors for high frequency power conversion applications. This interest is compounded with new designs striving for higher frequencies, smaller sizes and greater […]
App note: Output filter caps for mission critical applications
A great guide from AVX on output capacitor types and their specific uses based on ESR, ESL and temperature properties. Link here (PDF) This document discusses the effect of capacitors on output power quality. It evaluates and provides a comparison of different capacitor technologies, their high reliability qualification availability from COTS+ to space level, and […]
App note: Enhancing cellphone battery performance during GSM pulses through the use of a parallel supercapacitor
Low ESR and ESL supercapacitor paralleled to cellphone batteries can react more quickly to the demanding power required by GSM pulses. A great appnote read from AVX, link here (PDF) With the constant addition of data-intensive features and functionality such as continuous GPS tracking, high-definition media streaming, and the real-time server connections required by mobile […]
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