Across aerospace and defense applications, industrial systems, and medical devices, modern technologies increasingly depend on precise, reliable, and repeatable power delivered within tightly controlled timeframes. These requirements place growing demands on the components that store and release energy, particularly capacitors. 

Topics: Capacitor, Military and Aerospace, Medical, Industrial

Ceramic core inductors are widely used in RF and microwave circuits where stable inductance, reliable performance, and consistent manufacturability are important. They are commonly used in filtering, impedance matching, oscillators, and other RF signal conditioning applications across a wide range of commercial and industrial designs.

As demand continues to grow for cost-effective and reliable RF components, Knowles is expanding its ceramic core inductor portfolio to support standard commercial, industrial, telecom, and medical applications that require dependable and consistent RF performance.

Topics: News and Events, Military and Aerospace, Medical, Industrial

Energy storage capacitor banks supply pulsed power in all manner of high-current applications, including shockless compression and fusion. As the technology behind capacitor banks advances with more precise switching and higher energy density, fast discharge capacitors can reliably support more advanced applications.  

Topics: Capacitor, Military and Aerospace

Satellite communication (satcom) systems have undergone a revolutionary transformation in recent years. The industry has shifted from multi-billion-dollar GEO satellites to million-dollar LEO satellites, reducing costs by three orders of magnitude while exponentially increasing the number of satellites in orbit.

Topics: RF and Microwave, Military and Aerospace

Radio frequency (RF) power dividers are designed to split an incoming signal into multiple outputs such that there’s a portion of the original signal’s power in each output. Given their critical function, power dividers play a particularly important role in antenna systems, telecommunications, and signal processing.

Topics: Capacitor, Military and Aerospace, High Reliability

Common Data Link (CDL) is a secure U.S. military communications protocol. Established by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 1991, CDL is the primary standard for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) data transmission, enabling full-duplex, jam-resistant digital communications between airborne platforms, ground stations, and naval vessels. CDL supports real-time distribution of video, imagery, and sensor data critical for modern military operations.

Topics: RF and Microwave, Military and Aerospace

Powering everything from pulsed lasers to experimental fusion reactors, pulsed power systems demand fast, controlled energy delivery. High-performance capacitors are key to this capability. 

Topics: Capacitor, Military and Aerospace, Industrial

As engineers embed receivers for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), like GPS and Galileo, into systems ranging from autonomous vehicles to precision agriculture, the RF environment is becoming more crowded, and it’s more difficult to maintain signal integrity.  

Topics: RF and Microwave, Military and Aerospace, Filtering

By utilizing stacked configurations and advanced dielectric materials, capacitor assemblies optimize performance in power conversion and radio frequency (RF) signal management. These assemblies are designed to meet the demands of power electronics and radio frequency applications, where stability, efficiency, and compact design are important design considerations. 

Topics: Capacitor, RF and Microwave, Military and Aerospace, Filtering

From high-power radar to advanced medical imaging, many cutting-edge technologies rely on precisely controlled high-energy pulses. However, generating a pulse that delivers consistent power without distortion isn’t as simple as discharging a capacitor. These systems rely on Pulse Forming Networks (PFNs) to shape and control high-energy pulses. 

Topics: Military and Aerospace, Medical, Industrial