AVX corporation has expanded its rugged automotive portfolio to include a miniature, dual element AC multilayer varistor designed for use in automotive low power AC circuits. Designated the MAV Series, the AEC Q200-qualified MLV not only has the ability to clamp large amounts of transients in a bi-directional manner, but also provides and excellent EMI/RFI attenuation in the off-state, making it unsurpassed in efficiency as well as safety.

AVX has expanded its HQ Series MLC surface mount RF power capacitors to include P90 dielectric versions for high power high frequency applications, such as medical and industrial electronics.

AVX has expanded its HQ Series MLC surface mount RF power capacitors to include P90 dielectric versions for high power high frequency applications, such as medical and industrial electronics. The HQ Series MLC with the P90 dielectric material features an ultra-low equivalent series resistance (ESR) and dissipation factor at high frequencies. The HQ Series capacitor with P90 dielectric is now available in E case sizes.

AVX has expanded its rugged automotive portfolio to include a miniature, dual element AC multilayer varistor designed for use in automotive low power AC circuits. Designated the MAV Series, the AEC Q200-qualified MLV not only has the ability to clamp large amounts of transients in a bi-directional manner, but also provides and excellent EMI/RFI attenuation in the off-state, making it unsurpassed in efficiency as well as safety.

AVX Corporation has developed an 0603 case size surface mount capacitor capable of supporting frequencies from 700 MHz to well above 5 GHz.

AVX Corporation has developed two new series of connectors for LED lighting systems that maintain the same luminosity and light intensity as florescent strip lights.

AVX has developed an 0603 case size surface mount capacitor capable of supporting frequencies from 700 MHz to well above 5 GHz. Designated the MLOC Series, the advanced organic RF capacitors maintain high Q and high self resonance while providing low ESR values at high frequencies. The capacitors, based on AVX’s patented multilayer low loss organic (MLO) technology, are polymer-based organic capacitors that use high-conductivity copper interc...

AVX Corporation, in partnership with a leading producer of communications technology, has developed the “Solutions for Hope Project,” which is a pilot program established to demonstrate a process to deliver conflict-free tantalum material from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines. The process’ basis is a ”closed pipe” principle in which tantalite ore...

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has enhanced its land-grid array (LGA) capacitor product offering to include a low inductance 2-terminal 0805 package for advanced decoupling applications. Designated the LGC Series, the advanced capacitor is available with 100% tin and tin lead terminations to provide high-frequency performance similar to an 8-terminal interdigitated capacitor (IDC...

AVX has expanded its HQ Series MLC surface mount RF power capacitors to include P90 dielectric versions for high power high frequency applications, such as medical and industrial electronics. The HQ Series MLC with the P90 dielectric material features an ultra-low equivalent series resistance (ESR) and dissipation factor at high frequencies. The HQ Series capacitor with P90 dielectric is currently available in C case sizes, with E case sizes ava...

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded its automotive product portfolio to include a compact radial leaded, high temperature varistor solution. Developed specifically for harsh environments, including under the hood automotive applications, the space-saving Radial Leaded High-Temperature Automotive TransGuard Series is qualified to AEC Q200 and features an operating temperature of 15...

AVX Corporation has developed a discrete wire-to-board ‘poke-home’ connector specifically for LED applications. Designated the 9276 Series, the connectors simplify installation and provide quick and reliable termination in a sleek 2.5mm pitch SMT package. Featuring white insulation material, the 9276 Series connectors are designed to not absorb light, thus eliminating dark spots in the LED light fixture.

AVX Corporation has developed new dielectric and internal electrode materials for its 0805 multilayer capacitor (MLC) chip.

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded its switch mode power supply (SMPS) capacitors series, TurboCap, to include miniature versions.

AVX has created a new CD detailing its tantalum and niobium oxide capacitors which will help designers access information more easily and select the correct capacitor for their applications.

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has released the latest version of its SpiTanIII applications software that enables designers to view all basic characteristics and parameters for tantalum and Oxicap® (niobium oxide) capacitors. The company has also introduced a new S-parameter Library in v1.1 which includes s2p files.

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded its wide range of SMD tantalum polymer capacitors to include new TCN series devices that deliver industry’s highest CV rating in a low profile package.

AVX Corporation has expanded its low inductance, 2-terminal land-grid array (LGA) ceramic decoupling capacitor series to include tin lead versions for military and aerospace applications. Improving system performance by providing low ESL in low inductance applications, AVX’s LGA Decoupling Capacitor Series is constructed in a simplified, 2-terminal package that provides high frequency performance equivalent to an 8-terminal interdigitated capac...

AVX has developed a multilayer capacitor (MLC) chip series with new dielectric and internal electrode materials in a 0402 size. These materials allow for a much lower equivalent series resistance than in previous versions of RF capacitors. Designated the UQCL Series, the chips are ideal for RF/microwave applications ranging from 10MHz to 4.2GHz.

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has worked with Modelithics to create a surface mount chip capacitor model for its GX02 broadband capacitor series that addresses DC blocking issues from 16kHz (-3dB roll-off) to 65GHz. Designated the CAP-AVX-GX02-001 model, the model is substrate scalable and land pattern (pad) scalable, accounting for substrate and printed circuit board related pa...