Manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX, has developed and is now sampling a new, off-the-shelf, high-reliability wire-to-board (WTB) connection system for discrete 18–24AWG wire terminations in quality- and cost-conscious automotive electronics applications exposed to shock, vibration, high temperatures, and other harsh environmental elements, including vehicular computers, such as airbag, engine, an...

AVX has released a new IoT design kit. Comprised of a broad sampling of passive components ideally suited for use in the three primary IoT device networks — input voltage filtering and decoupling networks, timing device networks, and output impedance RF matching networks — the new Passive Components for the IoT Design Kit allows engineers to quickly identify effective solutions for IoT devices with widely varying requirements for powe...

  AVX has been presented with a prestigious 2016 Rockwell Collins Platinum Premier Award, which honours top performing suppliers for having maintained the highest levels of quality, delivery, and business alignment over the full course of the year, and is the highest recognition a company can achieve through Rockwell Collins’ Trusted Supplier Program. 

Manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX, has released the new 9155-700 series 2mm-pitch right angle board-to-board battery connectors, which are rated for 125VAC, up to 2A, and 5,000-cycle durability. The connectors have been designed to provide miniaturised, mechanically stable, high-integrity connections in harsh environment applications subject to high shock and vibration.

Manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX, is attending the 2017 Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) 16th-19th May at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Connector Product Manager Tom Anderson and AVX Fellow Ron Demcko, along with several colleagues and C-Suite personnel, will be onsite to engage with channel partners, launch new passive component and interconnect solutions, and promote se...

Manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX, has released the new MS series metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitors for applications in the RF, microwave, and gigahertz range, designed for DC to 20GHz operation in hybrid circuits, bias networks, receiver optical subassemblies (ROSA), transmission optical subassemblies (TOSA), and aerospace and test and measurement equipment.

Two new capacitors have been introduced by AVX, the FHC1 and FHC2 Series power film capacitors were especially designed for electric and hybrid electric vehicle (EV/HEV) applications. Exhibiting high ripple current capabilities, high dielectric strength in operating conditions up to 115°C, low inductance, low ESR, and a low thermal footprint, the new FHC Series capacitors deliver high-reliability performance that compliments and protects...

  AVX has won Medical Design Briefs’ 2016 Readers’ Choice Product of the Year Award for its Accu-P MP series medical-grade thin film chip capacitors for RF signal and power applications in implantable medical devices, marking their second win in the awards’ four year history.

Manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX, has released a new series of bidirectional ESD suppression diodes that combine the latest in Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) technology with miniature, leadless, and low profile 0201 and 0402 packaging designs to deliver ESD protection in high-speed data and communication circuits.

Releasing the new FHC1 and FHC2 Series power film capacitors, AVX Corporation has designed them especially for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (EV/HEV) applications. Exhibiting high ripple current capabilities, extremely high dielectric strength in operating conditions up to 115°C, low inductance, low ESR, and a low thermal footprint, the new FHC Series capacitors deliver high-reliability performance that compliments and protects hi...

  AVX will deliver two technical presentations, teach a training seminar, and exhibit at the 21st annual Components for Military & Space Electronics Conference & Exhibition (CMSE 2017), which will take place April 11th to 13th, 2017 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Los Angeles.

A new series of low profile, high pass filters have been released by AVX Corporation, with best-in-class performance. Based on AVX’s patented and proven multilayer organic (MLO) high density interconnect technology, the new HF Series MLO high pass filters utilise high dielectric constant and low loss materials to help engineers integrate high Q passive printed elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in multilayer stacks with land g...

  A series of SMD thin film chip capacitors especially designed to meet demanding performance specifications in automotive signal and power applications, has been released by AVX.

AVX has released a series of low profile, high pass filters with best-in-class performance. The HF Series MLO high pass filters utilise high dielectric constant and low loss materials to help engineers integrate high Q passive printed elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in multilayer stacks with land grid array surface mount packaging that’s expansion-matched to most organic printed circuit board materials, providing improved reliab...

Manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, AVX Corporation has released a series of 15W high performance, low pass Integrated Thin Film (ITF) SMD filters that exhibit low insertion loss and sharp attenuation in high frequency wireless applications spanning 512MHz to 1,800MHz. 

AVX has released the first vertical connector capable of successfully bridging the gap between inexpensive, (but wildly inconsistent hand soldering processes) and expensive, but exceedingly reliable two-piece connector systems in high volume, 18AWG applications with perpendicular terminations and limited board space, including: power supplies, LED drivers, and industrial and motor controls.

  AVX has extended and upgraded its TCR Series professional conductive polymer chip capacitors with new case sizes, capacitance values, and voltage ratings, a higher maximum operating temperature, enhanced performance capabilities in humid environments, MIL-STD-202 mechanical shock and vibration qualification, and improved reliability.

AVX announces wide-ranging additions to its 3D model design tool for polymer, tantalum, and niobium oxide capacitors. Now featuring a broad range of 3D CAD drawings for conformal, hermetic, and wet tantalum capacitors, as well as new SMD footprints and profiles, the newly expanded 3D Model design library allows engineers to visually simulate and preemptively test PCB layout and ensure that populated PCBs will fit within planned enclosures.

  A range of polymer solid electrolytic multianode chip capacitors has been released by AVX Corporation, the TCS Series COTS Plus, which are designed for demanding, long-lifetime DC/DC converter applications in telecommunications, industrial, and avionics electronics. 

A series of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) for medical applications has been released by AVX Corporation. Designed for use in medical devices that require significantly less parametric flexibility than commercial capacitors offer, but stop short of demanding the stringent features of fully qualified medical capacitors.