The Important Role of a Bypass Capacitor

Posted by Jordan Yates on Jun 14, 2023 8:30:00 AM

Electronic devices provide the tools we need to power the world. From cell phones to modern vehicles to scientific equipment to the appliances in our homes, we rely on electronics to improve and even lengthen our lives. All electronics depend on clean power, and the bypass capacitor is crucial in ensuring devices safely meet their power specifications.

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Topics: Capacitor

Thin Film Integrated Passive Devices at Knowles Precision Devices

Posted by Peter Matthews on Jun 7, 2023 8:15:00 AM

Resistors, inductors, and capacitors are the most common passive electronic components; they’ve long been available at different price points with different capabilities. Heightening expectations for performance in today’s advanced electronics environment mean we need equally advanced processes for creating components.

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Topics: Build to Print

How The Shift to SiC-Based Semiconductors in Military Power Supplies Affects Capacitor Selection

Posted by Jordan Yates on May 31, 2023 8:45:00 AM

To protect people and critical equipment, military-grade electronic devices must be designed to function reliably while operating in incredibly harsh environments. Therefore, instead of continuing to use traditional silicon semiconductors, in recent years, electronic device designers have started to use wide band-gap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) to develop the semiconductors required for military device power supplies. In general, WBG materials can operate at much higher voltages, have better thermal characteristics, and can perform switching at much higher frequencies. Therefore, SiC-based semiconductors provide superior performance compared to silicon, including higher power efficiency, higher switching frequency, and higher temperature resistance as shown in Figure 1.

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Topics: Capacitor, Military and Aerospace, High Reliability

The Capabilities, Benefits, and Key Applications for StackiCap™ MLCCs

Posted by Nan Zhang on May 24, 2023 8:30:00 AM

From industrial to automotive to aerospace applications, power electronics are demanding higher capacitance in smaller packages. Therefore, to meet both capacitance demands and size requirements, electronic designers simply cannot continue to add more capacitors. While capacitor stacking is an option, many stacked assemblies are still quite large and stacking often introduces new failure modes, such as piezo electric cracking (Figure 1). 

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Topics: Capacitor

Build-to-Print Services for Thin Film Circuit Design and Construction

Posted by Peter Matthews on May 17, 2023 8:15:00 AM

As the name implies, “thin film” is a precisely deposited layer of material used to fabricate electronic components. “Thin” can mean as little as a fraction of a nanometer thick. Circuits constructed with thin film are used in a wide range of electrical and optical applications, but they are most advantageous when high-frequency performance, tight tolerances, thermal conductivity, and long-term reliability are paramount concerns. Particularly in the high-frequency microwave space, small size, line definition, and repeatable construction offer significant performance benefits.

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Topics: Build to Print

Why Bidirectional Charging for EVs Requires Special Attention to Design

Posted by Jordan Yates on May 10, 2023 8:45:00 AM

As interest and adoption increase in the electric vehicle (EV) arena, associated technologies are advancing quickly. Batteries are becoming more powerful and charging infrastructure is increasingly robust and efficient. With all these advancements, EV batteries are good for more than powering cars on the road.

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Topics: Capacitor, Electric Vehicles

The Advantages of Knowles Precision Devices’ Broadband Capacitors

Posted by Cheriyan Perumal on May 3, 2023 8:15:00 AM

High-speed broadband and fiber optic devices used across a variety of communication and military and aerospace applications require circuits that couple RF signals. Since this involves removing the DC component and allowing only the high-frequency AC component to pass or bypass, this can be a complicated process. The blocking capacitor needs to present a near reflectionless transition at the frequency the line is seeing and at a bandwidth that allows the entire signal to pass without degradation. 

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Topics: Capacitor

Anatomy of and Stencil Design Recommendations for Our DLI Brand Filters

Posted by Brook Sandy on Apr 26, 2023 6:45:00 AM

The Knowles Precision Devices DLI brand of technologies are designed to address the complex challenges of implementing high-performance mmWave filters across the widest range of specifications. Our Microwave Product Catalog covers how to select the best catalog or custom components for your application needs, while our new Microwave Products Guide provides valuable information and recommendations for how to work with our DLI brand microwave products once you have the components in hand.

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Topics: RF and Microwave, Filtering

RF Filter Terminology and Specifications

Posted by Peter Matthews on Apr 19, 2023 9:15:00 AM

To choose the right filter for your application, you'll need to evaluate filter type, identify the specific filter technology that best suits your application, and ensure the filter meets your required specifications. This post is designed to serve as a quick reference on the common terms that are used to discuss filter type, technology, and specifications.

To start, there are four key Filter behaviors that sort them into types: Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, and Band Stop.

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Topics: RF and Microwave

Selecting Capacitors for High-Voltage X-Ray Power Supplies

Posted by Jordan Yates on Apr 12, 2023 9:15:00 AM

As the backbone of the X-ray machine, X-ray tubes produce the radiation that generates the electromagnetic waves known as the “X-ray.” This is done by using a high voltage to accelerate the electrons released by a hot cathode to a high velocity. Those electrons then collide with the anode, which is a metal target usually made of tungsten. This process requires an input voltage typically ranging from 180 to 480 VAC with a power supply that transforms and steps up the voltage to extremely high voltage outputs ranging from 10kV and 120kV DC. A high-level diagram of the power supply required to power the X-ray tubes is shown in Figure 1. 

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Topics: Capacitor, Medical, Filtering

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