FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (April 20, 2026) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new traction-grade FFLK series DC filtering capacitors.

The new traction-grade FFLK series DC filtering film capacitors are designed to deliver safe, reliable, and long-lifetime performance in demanding DC filtering applications, including industrial motor control and electric vehicle traction systems exposed to hazards including high power, high temperature, and high shock and vibration. They also deliver higher current handling capabilities in smaller case sizes than comparable DC filtering capacitors from both KYOCERA AVX and competing suppliers, are more robust than popular commercial-grade solutions, and are more economical than alternative solutions as well.

FFLK series capacitors feature cylindrical aluminum form factors equipped with dry or wet metallized polypropylene film, UL94 V-0 self-extinguishing thermoplastic resin, female M6 or M10 connectors or male M8 or M20 connectors, and a mechanical mounting bolt. The unique dielectric film, developed and patented by KYOCERA AVX in 1976, exhibits controlled self-healing capabilities — isolating and neutralizing dielectric breakdowns by vaporizing the adjacent electrodes. This prevents short circuits, eliminates catastrophic failures, and maintains normal capacitor operation, save for a gradual loss of capacitance over time.

The new FFLK series launched with a wide variety of sizes, voltage ratings, and capacitance values. Its cylindrical cases measure 130–340mm high and 85–116mm in diameter. Variants equipped with dry segmented metallized polypropylene film are rated for 900–1,900VDC, while variants equipped with wet metallized polypropylene film (but without free oil) are rated for 2,000–3,800VDC. Capacitance values for the series extend from 25–3,020µF ±10%.

The series is also compliant with all relevant IEC, UL, EN, and RoHS standards and directives for power electronics, railway applications, environmental testing, and flammability and rated for 100,000-hour lifetimes when operating within defined parameters, including the rated voltage range, operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +95°C, and a 70°C hot spot temperature.

The breadth of the new series — combined with benefits including high volumetric efficiency, economic value, and safe, reliable, long-lifetime performance in demanding traction applications — enables broad application in the industrial machinery and vehicle markets.

“Our new traction-grade FFLK series DC filtering capacitors are smaller and more cost effective, capable, and robust than comparable solutions from both our portfolio and competitors’ and offer a full voltage range under one part number coding roof — addressing common size, cost, power handling, durability, safety, and specification challenges,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “The controlled self-healing capabilities of our dielectric film far outperform the basic self-healing capabilities intrinsic to all dielectric films, making the FFLK series superior to most competing DC filtering film capacitors in rugged traction applications. The series also significantly outperforms aluminum electrolytic capacitors in these applications — reliably withstanding much higher levels of surge voltage with lower ESR and very high RMS currents to deliver longer lifetimes.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new FFLK series DC filtering capacitors, check out the datasheet and the KYOCERA AVX Medium Power Film Capacitors catalog. To order, please visit DigiKey, Farnell, or Mouser Electronics.

To learn more about KYOCERA AVX’s extensive portfolio of power film and chip film capacitors, including medium power film capacitors for AC and DC filtering, tuning, and protection applications, please visit the links embedded here.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (April 13, 2026) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, expanded its rigorously tested and field-proven series of MIL-PRF-32535 base metal electrode (BME) NP0 MLCCs approved by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and included in its Qualified Products Database (QPD), adding new case sizes and capacitance values.

Based on best-in-class BME technology backed by more than 30 years of research and development and designed to satisfy pressing aerospace and defense market demands, MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs have higher-CV capabilities than standard surface-mount precious metal electrode (PME) MLCCs qualified to military and aerospace specifications. This effectively reduces the gap between commercial and MIL-SPEC product ranges while meeting “M” and “T” MIL-SPEC reliability levels, providing design engineers with a number of impactful advantages.

Now available in small, high-CV 0402–1210 case sizes rated for 68–47,000pF (±1–10% tolerance) and 4–100V. MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs enable revolutionary reductions in component size, weight, and count and help aerospace and defense design engineers maximize the efficiency of their PCB layouts. They also feature KYOCERA AVX’s patented FLEXITERM® termination technology, which significantly outperforms standard surface-mount terminations in terms of rugged resistance to the thermomechanical stresses experienced during assembly and operation.

MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs are approved for use in high-reliability aerospace and defense applications, including filtering, tuning, decoupling, timing, and blocking circuits in land- and air-based military equipment, satellite launchers, and communication, Earth observation, and science exploration satellites.

“KYOCERA AVX is committed to providing aerospace and defense customers with best-in-class, tested and proven component solutions engineered to satisfy the rigorous demands of their high-reliability applications,” said Michael Conway, Senior Product & Marketing Manager – High-Reliability Components, KYOCERA AVX. “Adding new, higher-capacitance 1206 and 1210 MLCCs to our DLA-QPL-approved MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs with FLEXITERM terminations helps satisfy their growing demand for smaller, lighter, more durable, and higher-CV military-qualified capacitors and enable innovative technologies, and we will continue to expand upon this and other related series to meet evolving market needs.”

MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs are available in standard waffle packaging or supplied on tape and reel. Lead time for M-level reliability parts is currently 18 weeks in the U.S. and Asia and 16 weeks in Europe. For T-level reliability parts, lead time is currently 25 weeks in the U.S. and Asia and 23 weeks in Europe.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s newly expanded series of MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs and the complete portfolio of high-reliability KYOCERA AVX MLCCs for aerospace and defense applications, including the complementary MIL-PRF-32535 X7R BME MLCCs and DSCC 25007 miniature, high-CV X7R BME stacked MLCCs, please visit the links embedded here.

To prototype and verify MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs for non-flight designs, consider using the Engineering Module (EM) Range X7R BME MLCCs. This series covers capacitors in the ESCC 3009041, NASA S311-P838, and MIL-PRF-32535 ranges and uses the same materials as the fully qualified part numbers — just without the final DLA and European Space Components Coordination (ESCC) testing and screening processes and QPD/QPL listings, which significantly shortens lead times.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 23, 2026) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is exhibiting at APEC 2026, also known as the IEEE Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, which is taking place this week — Sunday, March 22, through Thursday, March 26 — in San Antonio, Texas.

APEC showcases and celebrates the full scope of the power electronics industry, including both the practical and applied aspects of the business, and provides presenters, exhibitors, and attendees with unique opportunities to learn and share knowledge about the latest power electronics products, technologies, and solutions and to collaboratively shape the future of the innovative and impactful power electronics industry.

APEC is also one of the largest technical conferences in North America, annually welcoming more than 5,000 participants from over 50 countries — including equipment OEMs, power electronics engineers, component and assembly suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and test engineers, compliance engineers, and sales and marketing personnel — as well as the largest power electronics showcase in North America, featuring an average of around 300 exhibitors a year.

At the KYOCERA AVX exhibition (Booth #1333), technical personnel — including Lead Technical Applications Engineer Daniel West, Senior Director of Global Sales Greg Dalton, Associate Product Marketing Manager Kalli Todd, and Technical Sales Manager Hank Merkle — are showcasing a variety of varistors, capacitors, and connectors engineered for high-power, high-energy, and high-efficiency performance in demanding 5G, IoT, military and aerospace, high-temperature, automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and medical applications.

KYOCERA AVX 2026 APEC Exhibit highlights include:

• Multilayer varistors, like the relatively new-to-market AMTS series advanced motor transient suppressor varistors, which are designed to provide both bidirectional transient voltage protection and EMI/RFI suppression in electric motor circuits, as well as to save installation space and reduce assembly costs and time compared to adding additional EMC capacitors. The series features multilayer zinc-oxide transient voltage suppressors and temperature-stable, EMI-filtering X7R multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in a space-saving, three-leaded, epoxy-encapsulated radial package that’s qualified to AEC-Q200 and rated for operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +85°C. Ideal applications for AMTS series varistors include EMI filtering, surge protection, and inductive switching and load dump circuits in power supplies and DC motors deployed in the automotive, transportation, and electric vehicle industries.
• A wide variety of MLCCs that exhibit low parasitics, excellent EMI filtering capabilities, high capacitance values, and various voltage ratings over a wide temperature range and are available in chip, leaded, and stacked configurations in addition to unique geometries. One such series, 550/560 Series ultra-broadband capacitors (UBCs), recently introduced four new part-numbers designed to better satisfy surging cross-market demand for high-speed, high-bandwidth optical communication systems. This series exhibits reliable, repeatable, ultra-broadband RF/Microwave performance from 7kHz to 110GHz in addition to ultra-low insertion loss, flat frequency response, and excellent return loss. 550/560 Series UBCs have a rugged, one-piece construction available in EIA 01005, 0201, and 0402 cases and are rated for frequencies extending from 7kHz to 110GHz, capacitance values spanning 1–220nF with ±10–100% capacitance tolerance, working voltages up to 100V, and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C. They’re ideal for DC blocking, AC coupling, bypassing, and feedback applications in a wide range of high-speed, ultra-broadband microwave and millimeter wave (mmWave) optical communication systems.
• An award-winning portfolio of conductive, low-profile, lead- and halogen-free solid electrolytic polymer capacitors that exhibit stable, high capacitance, low-ESR performance and a benign failure mode under recommended use conditions and offer the smallest, highest-voltage, and highest reliability polymer capacitors available on the market.
• Aluminum electrolytic chip capacitors that deliver high-CV, high endurance, and very low ESR performance in smaller packages than competing can-type aluminum capacitors and specialized conductive polymer and hybrid electrolytic versions that also exhibit higher tolerance for ripple currents, inrush currents, and high temperatures than standard versions.
• Supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors that provide a unique combination of characteristics, including very high pulse power and capacitance densities.
• A selection of unique connectors based on industry-proven contact technology and proven to provide robust, performance-driven solutions in a wide range of harsh-environment applications, including the relatively new-to-market 9288-000 Series hermaphroditic wire-to-wire (WTW) and wire-to-board (WTB) connectors for lighting and industrial applications. These unique two-piece connectors facilitate WTW termination with two identical mating halves, which simplifies BOMs, and WTB termination with one those halves and an SMT version. Both halves feature glass-filled PBT insulators equipped with plastic latches for good mechanical retention, the company’s field-proven poke-home contact technology for quick, easy, and tool-free in-field wire termination, and phosphor bronze contacts with lead-free tin-over-nickel plating for durable, reliable, high-integrity connections and excellent electrical and mechanical performance. 9288-000 Series connectors are currently available with 2–4 contacts on a 5mm pitch, compatible with 16–18AWG solid or stranded wire, and rated for 6A (18AWG) or 7A (16AWG), 600VACRMS or the DC equivalent, 20 mating cycles, three wire replacement cycles, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They are also UL approved and RoHS compliant and shipped in tape and reel or bulk packaging.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s APEC 2026 exhibition and its extensive selection of tested, proven, and globally trusted power electronics products — including multilayer varistors, MLCCs (extending from leaded, surface-mount, feedthrough, and military and aerospace qualified versions to other advanced MLCC products), polymer capacitors, aluminum electrolytic chip capacitors, supercapacitors, and connectors (ranging from wire-to-wire, wire-to-board, and board-to-board to specialty connectors) — please visit the links embedded here (for catalogs) and above (for product pages) or visit them on-site in San Antonio, Texas, March 22–26 at booth #1333. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Enabling Low Noise, Low Power Solutions for AI Server Data Communication

Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) today announced the launch and commencement of mass production in January 2026 of its “X Series” of differential clock crystal oscillators, achieving industry-leading low phase jitter of 30fs (femtoseconds) and low noise. Mass production commenced in January 2026.

Differential clock crystal oscillators play an important role in enabling high-speed, large-capacity data communication in areas such as AI servers, offering enhanced noise resistance compared to standard clock crystal oscillators.

Kyocera began mass production of the “X Series” in January this year with an initial monthly output of 200,000 units. In response to growing demand created by the widespread adoption of generative AI and the ongoing expansion of the AI server market, the company plans to increase production capacity to 2 million units per month from June. This strategic initiative will enable Kyocera to effectively address the evolving needs of this rapidly expanding sector.

■ Background of Development

While clock crystal oscillators utilized in standard electronic devices, such as smartphones, generally offer a single-ended output, differential clock oscillators generate two signals. By evaluating the difference between these signals at the receiving end, differential oscillators offer strong noise resistance and enable stable signal transmission, making them ideal for high-speed, long-distance communication.

In light of the expanding 5G network infrastructure and the increasing prevalence of AI data centers, there has been a notable surge in demand for enhanced data communication capabilities in network equipment and servers. In high-speed communication, noise and timing misalignment can result in bit errors. Consequently, there is an increasing demand for highly precise differential clock crystal oscillators with “low phase jitter characteristics,” meaning extremely small timing deviations in the signal.

The “X Series,” newly commercialized by Kyocera, is a differential clock crystal oscillator that achieves industry-leading*1 low noise with a phase jitter of 30 fs.

■ Key Features

1. Achieves Industry-Leading 30 fs Low Phase Jitter

Achieving a 30fs phase jitter required a blend of high-quality crystals and advanced ICs. The Kyocera X Series has achieved this industry-leading level through the integration of proprietary semiconductor photolithography, a compact design approach with the plasma CVM fabrication method, and high-performance ICs. Compared to conventional products running at the same frequency, the X Series reduces phase jitter by about 25%, thereby significantly reducing errors in high-speed communication.

2. Significantly Reduced Power Consumption by Approximately 42% Compared to Conventional Products

By incorporating a new differential-output oscillator IC, Kyocera has greatly reduced power consumption, enabling notable energy savings in AI servers and other high-performance computing equipment. For the 156.25 MHz (LV-PECL output) configuration, the X Series consumes 29 mA, a 42% reduction compared to the 50mA typical of conventional products.

■ Main Applications

• AI Servers
• Optical Transceivers
• Storage Applications
• Automotive ADAS Equipment

■ X Series Differential Clock Crystal Oscillators: Product Overview

^*2
• Initial Frequency Tolerance @ 25°C
• Frequency Stability over Operating Temperature
• Frequency Stability vs. Power Supply Voltage Variation
• Frequency Stability vs. Load Capacitance Variation
• Frequency Aging (1st year @ 25°C)
• Resistance to Vibration and Shock

■ For More Information

For more information please visit Kyocera’s product introduction page!

• Phase Jitter: A deviation in the signal timing of clock crystal oscillators.
• 30fs: A unit of time (femtosecond) representing the signal timing of a crystal oscillator, where one femtosecond is 10-15 seconds (one quadrillionth of a second).
• Bit Error: An error in data that occurs during data transmission or storage.

References

• X Series Details: Kyocera Website URL: https://ele.kyocera.com/en/technical/xtal_npikcx/
• Plasma CVM Fabrication Method: URL: https://youtu.be/cfs6DjD_gP0

Abeeway is a leading provider of multi-technology, low-power geolocation solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Formerly a subsidiary of Actility and now part of the Netmore Group, the company is recognized as a market leader in battery-powered indoor and outdoor tracking. Their devices combine Cellular, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LoRaWAN? technologies to deliver accurate and continuous asset visibility across diverse environments. Designed for ultra-low power consumption, their solutions ensure extended battery life while maintaining reliable performance. They serve a wide range of industries, including logistics, transportation, construction, and industrial sectors, providing solutions for asset management, supply chain visibility, and workforce safety.

In areas covered by LoRa, the tracker primarily used LoRa transmissions, enabling frequent event-based messaging with minimal impact on battery life. Cellular LTE communication was automatically used as a fallback when LoRa was unavailable or when higher data volumes were required, such as for periodic reports or critical events.

This hybrid communication strategy resulted in improved battery autonomy while maintaining reliable data delivery across heterogeneous network conditions, demonstrating the robustness and efficiency of the tracker in real-world operation.

Powered by three replaceable 2.7 Ah AA batteries, its long lifespan allows it to operate for up to 7 years using one Wi-Fi scan per hour.

This case study illustrates the successful implementation of a hybrid LoRa/LTE tracker through close collaboration among Abeeway, KYOCERA AVX and Sequans.

References/Datasheet:

• Tracker Documentation: https://docs.abeeway.com/thingpark-location/documentation-library/abeeway-trackers-documentation#data-sheets
• Antenna – 1004795: https://www.kyocera-avx.com/product/universal-broadband-fr4-embedded-lte-lpwa-antenna-1004795/
• Antenna – 1001312: https://www.kyocera-avx.com/product/wifi-bluetooth-zigbee-ceramic-antenna-1001312/
• LTE Module – GM02S: https://sequans.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PI-GM02S-17-20260122_WEB.pdf
• SuperCapacitor: SCMQ14D474MRBB0: https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/supercapacitors/scm-series/

Contact:

• For Abeeway tracker/products questions or inquiries: https://www.abeeway.com/contact-us/
• For KYOCERA AVX Antenna questions or inquiries: Email: antenna.info@kyocera-avx.com
• For Sequans technical questions: https://forum.sequans.com/ | For Sequans commercial questions: https://sequans.com/contact/

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 23, 2026) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, expanded its selection of 550/560 Series ultra-broadband capacitors to better satisfy surging cross-market demand for high-speed, high-bandwidth optical communication systems.

The global optical communication systems market was valued at $36.87 billion in 2025 and is projected to be worth $74.21 billion by 2034 due, in large part, to the widespread proliferation of high-speed, high-bandwidth data transmission applications — ranging from online gaming and streaming video to datacenters, cloud computing, IoT, and 5G networks, and smart city infrastructure. This growing demand for high-speed, high-bandwidth optical communication systems is fueling concurrent demand for compact, high-frequency RF/microwave components that also deliver high signal integrity, high reliability, and high precision, like KYOCERA AVX 550/560 Series ultra-broadband capacitors (UBCs).

KYOCERA AVX 550/560 Series UBCs are high-quality multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) engineered to provide reliable, repeatable ultra-broadband RF/Microwave performance from 7kHz to 110GHz and exhibit ultra-low insertion loss, flat frequency response, and excellent return loss. They have a rugged, one-piece construction available in three EIA case sizes (01005, 0201, and 0402) and equipped with tin- or gold-plated nickel barrier terminations compatible with reflow soldering and designed to prevent base metallization from leaching into the solder and forming brittle intermetallic compounds, which could cause cracking and solderability issues.

The four new 550/560 Series UBC part numbers bring the current series total to 15, add four new 0402 case capacitance values (1, 10, 22, and 47nF), and extend the maximum working voltage rating from just 16V to 100V. The 550/560 Series is now rated for frequencies extending from 7kHz to 110GHz, capacitance values spanning 1–220nF with ±10–100% capacitance tolerance, working voltages up to 100V, and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C.

These ratings, combined with the series’ rugged construction and superior ultra-broadband performance make 550/560 Series UBCs ideal for DC blocking, AC coupling, bypassing, and feedback applications in a wide range of high-speed, ultra-broadband microwave and millimeter wave (mmWave) optical communication systems. Popular applications include transimpedance amplifiers, receive and transmit optical subassemblies (ROSA and TOSA), synchronous optical networks (SONETs), broadband test equipment, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs), fiber optics, analog and digital front end circuits, RF sampling, RF network control, 5G and satellite communications networks, and high-resolution sensing, imaging, and radar devices deployed in applications extending from industrial automation equipment to airport security systems, concealed weapons detectors, and driverless vehicles.

“KYOCERA AVX has more than 20 years of experience developing advanced RF and microwave components, and we leverage that extensive experience to help customers overcome evolving challenges in a wide range of high-speed, high-bandwidth, and high-frequency applications,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX – North America. “Our newly expanded selection of 550/560 Series UBCs provides customers with 15 compact, high-frequency RF/microwave capacitors that are built with high-quality materials for high performance repeatability and are lab- and field-tested and -proven to deliver high signal integrity, high reliability, high precision, and ultra-low insertion loss at frequencies up to 110GHz — which many of our competitors can’t match.”

KYOCERA AVX 550/560 Series UBCs are also RoHS compliant and shipped on tape in reel in quantities of 500–20,000.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX 550/560 Series ultra-broadband capacitors (UBCs), S-parameter data check out the product page and datasheet, the latter of which offers direct downloads of S2P Touchstone files with S-parameter values, frequency data, and header information for analyzing and simulating two-port microwave and radio frequency circuits. For advanced, accurate, and scalable simulation models, visit Modelithics and use promo code AVXWP for a free 90-day trial. To order, please visit DigiKey or Mouser Electronics. The four new part numbers will be stocked this November.

To learn more about the KYOCERA AVX portfolio of RF/Microwave products, including RF microwave capacitors like the 550/560 Series, and other KYOCERA AVX solutions for high-speed optical communication systems — including UBR Series ultra-broadband resistors, AT Series broadband attenuators, RCN Series gain equalizers, and QB Series Q-Bridge thermal conductors — visit the links embedded here.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

ABSTRACT

Today’s engineers are continually challenged to deliver higher density power supplies capable of satisfying the demands of ever more power hungry electronic devices. Not all modern electronics require increased power density. But it’s safe to say that getting more power out of power supplies with equivalent or smaller weights and volumes is a near universal interest in the design world, regardless.

BENEFITS OF STACKED CAPACITORS

• Lower ESR
• Reduced Inductance
• Improved Power Density
• Enhanced thermal performance

Enabling Energy-Efficient Design for Next-Generation Smartphones and Wearables

November 11, 2025 – Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; hereinafter “Kyocera”) announces the development of the KC1210A Series clock oscillators. These oscillators offer the world’s smallest size^*1 and operate at an ultra-low voltage of 0.9V, which is approximately 50% lower than Kyocera’s previous conventional clock oscillator models. Sample shipments are now available, with full-scale mass production planned for the summer of 2026.

■ Background of Development

With the increasing functionality of smartphones and wearables, including AI, high-speed communication, large-scale data processing, and power consumption are also rising. This leads to faster battery depletion and more frequent charging. To address these issues, demand is rising for compact, low-voltage oscillators. In response, Kyocera has developed the KC1210A Series and will continue to innovate to meet market needs and support the evolution of advanced devices.

■ Features of the KC1210A Series

1. Ultra-compact design and low profile: 1.25mm × 1.05mm × 0.5mm max.

Kyocera’s proprietary compact element design technology^*2 enables the KC1210A Series to deliver strong performance in a smaller form factor. The mounting area is reduced by approximately 60% to 1.31 mm², and the volume is about one-quarter of that of Kyocera’s KC2016K clock oscillator model, supporting high-density mounting for advanced devices.

2. Low-voltage operation: 0.9V, about 50% lower than previous models

The KC1210A Series utilizes a newly developed low-voltage oscillator IC, enabling operation at 0.9V, approximately 50% lower than the voltage required by Kyocera’s previous models. This is expected to reduce power consumption by approximately 50% compared to earlier Kyocera oscillator models, supporting energy savings in smartphones and wearable devices.

Main Applications
• Smartphones
• VR Goggles / VR Headsets
• Wearable Devices
• IoT modules, etc.

■ KC1210A Series – Product Overview

■ Electrical Characteristics

■ For More Information

For more information please visit Kyocera’s product introduction page!

Kyocera Corporation (TOKYO:6971,https://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of industrial and automotive components, semiconductor packages, electronic devices, smart energy systems, printers, copiers, and mobile phones. During the year ended March 31, 2025, the company’s consolidated sales revenue totaled 2 trillion yen (approx. US$13.5 billion*). Kyocera is ranked #1,123 on Forbes magazine’s 2025 “Global 2000” list of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, and has been named among “The World’s 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies” by The Wall Street Journal *Conversion is provided based on TTM as of March 31, 2025

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (November 4, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, launched a new LDS cap antenna and evaluation board optimized for Iridium® satellite IoT applications and designated as Iridium Qualified Antenna products for Iridium Certus 9704 modules.

Developed to provide Iridium with an embedded antenna optimized for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites used to provide seamless connectivity and data exchange for IoT devices anywhere in the world, the new KYOCERA AVX LDS cap antenna developed for Iridium outperforms the ceramic patch antennas traditionally used in these applications. Manufactured using laser direct structuring (LDS) technology — an efficient process for creating complex, compact, lightweight, wide-bandwidth, and high-gain 3D antenna designs on myriad substrates — the new LDS cap antenna is smaller and lighter than ceramic patch antennas and exhibits excellent right-hand circular polarization (RHCP) and superior gain from zenith to horizon, which maximizes satellite visibility and reliability and is especially beneficial for improving the connectivity of LEO satellites at low elevation angles. It also exhibits wider bandwidth and higher radiation efficiency than patch antennas.

This innovative on-board antenna has a small, lightweight form factor with a unique design that measures 35.7mm in diameter and 17.98mm high, weighs 6.85g, facilitates easy SMT assembly, and allows device manufacturers to locate components on its underside, saving space on the main PCB board.

The new KYOCERA AVX LDS cap antenna developed for Iridium supports GNSS (1,559–1,610MHz) and Iridium (1,616–1626.5MHz) frequencies with ~2dBi peak gain and 60% efficiency, and delivers reliable performance in challenging environments, including over metal. It’s rated for 4W power handling, 50Ω feed point impedance, and operating temperatures extending from -40° to +85°C. It’s also proven to withstand exposure to high temperatures, high humidity, and salt spray, compliant with the latest RoHS and REACH directives, and packaged and shipped on tape and reel for automated assembly with reflow soldering.

The new antenna is expressly designed for satellite connectivity, targeted for satellite IoT applications, and well-suited for applications including telematics, asset tracking, remote monitoring, smart farming, and smart city applications. And earlier this year, it was shortlisted for Electronic Specifier’s Electronics Excellence Awards in the passive product category.

Both the KYOCERA AVX LDS cap antenna and its 70 x 70 x 32.5mm (L x W x H) evaluation board — designed to enable seamless integration and support quicker time to market — have also been designated as Iridium Qualified Antenna products for Iridium Certus 9704 products, including the Iridium Certus 9704 IoT module and Iridium Certus 9704 satellite IoT developer kit. The Iridium Certus 9704 IoT module with Iridium Messaging Transport® (IMT®) technology is the company’s smallest, most powerful module. It’s ideal for satellite IoT applications that require real-time data analysis, analytics, and automated decision-making — enabling IIoT, M2M, predictive maintenance, remote asset tracking, remote sensing, and uncrewed aircraft, vehicle, and vessel command and control applications with larger file size transfers and faster messaging speeds than previous Iridium IoT modules. It can also help organizations embrace the integration of AI and the IoT: the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT).

“The Iridium Certus 9704 IoT module packs tons of crucial and value-added capabilities into a small form factor to better support the growing satellite IoT market,” said Omid Nia, Ph.D., Associate Director – Product Engineering and Certification at Iridium. “KYOCERA AVX’s LDS antenna performance is excellent. It meets all defined Iridium performance and compliance requirements and is officially qualified for use with the Iridium Certus 9704.”

“Iridium is the global leader in satellite IoT applications, so we’re honored to have had the opportunity to collaborate with them on the development of our latest innovative LDS cap antenna and enable their cutting-edge satellite IoT solutions,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing – Antennas at KYOCERA AVX. “Our team’s expertise in antenna design allowed us to help the Iridium team overcome challenges posed by traditional ceramic patch antennas and satisfy the unique demands of satellite IoT applications. Our antenna’s RHCP and constant gain from zenith to horizon are especially advantageous for LEO satellite connectivity at low elevation angles, and its peak gain of approximately 2dBi and 60% efficiency ensures reliable performance in challenging environments in various industries. We also optimized its size, performance, and integration flexibility to quicken customers’ time to market, and — like Iridium — are excited to see how customers implement this new technology and the Iridium Certus 9704 IoT solutions it enables.”

To learn more about the KYOCERA AVX LDS cap antenna and evaluation board developed for Iridium satellite IoT applications, its L-Band LDS cap antenna and evaluation board for other satellite IoT applications, LDS technology, and the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX antennas, please visit the links embedded here and above and, if you’re attending Embedded World North America, November 4–6 in Anaheim, California, visit KYOCERA AVX at booth #6021e. To purchase the new KYOCERA AVX LDS cap antenna developed for Iridium, visit DigiKey, Mouser, Farnell, and element14. For assistance identifying, testing, and implementing KYOCERA AVX antennas — or developing semi- or fully-custom designs — please contact our Customer Support Team. For more information about Iridium, visit www.iridium.com.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 13, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new KGP Series commercial-grade stacked capacitors for high-frequency applications in the industrial and downhole oil and gas industries.

The new commercial-grade KGP Series stacked multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) deliver higher capacitance values in the same mounting area as traditional capacitors to support the enduring miniaturization megatrend and are manufactured without lead or cadmium to support the thriving sustainability megatrend and ease standards compliance. They also exhibit low equivalent series resistance (ESR) and inductance (ESL) to minimize noise and optimize performance and feature metal lead frames that reliably suppress both thermal and mechanical stress to ensure stability and durability.

KGP Series stacked MLCCs are currently available in five EIA case sizes (1210, 1812, 1825, 2220, and 2225) with two stack sizes, maximum thicknesses spanning 3.40mm to 6.95mm, and “J” or “L” leads. They are also available in three dielectrics (C0G, X7R, and X7T). The series is rated for operating voltages spanning 50V to 1,500V, capacitance values ranging from 10nF to 47µF ±10% or 20% capacitance tolerance, and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C.

Ideal applications for the series extend throughout the industrial, alternative energy, and downhole oil and gas industries and include power supplies, DC/DC converters, control circuits, high voltage coupling, and DC blocking.

“The new KGP Series stacked MLCCs further expand our proven portfolio of capacitor solutions optimized for growing markets with challenging performance requirements, including the power supply and downhole drilling markets,” said Zack Kozawa, Director of MLCC Product Marketing at KYOCERA AVX. “They also support the miniaturization and sustainability megatrends affecting these and other market segments.”

KGP Series stacked MLCCs with C0G and X7R dielectrics are available in all five EIA case sizes with the full range of rated voltage values and capacitance values up to 220nF and 47µF, respectively. Those with X7T dielectrics are available in three EIA case sizes (1210, 1812, and 2220) with three rated voltages (250V, 450V, and 630V) and capacitance values up to 4.7μF.

All parts are thoroughly tested for visual characteristics, capacitance values, dissipation factor, temperature coefficient, insulation resistance, dielectric strength, temperature cycling, steady state and load humidity, high temperature load, termination strength, bending, vibration resistance, and soldering heat resistance to ensure peak performance in a wide range of challenging high-frequency applications. They are also RoHS compliant and packaged on tape and reel in quantities of 500–1,500 for automated placement.

For more information about the new KYOCERA AVX KGP Series commercial-grade stacked MLCCs, check out the product page and datasheet. To order, please visit DigiKey or Mouser Electronics. For information about KYOCERA AVX’s extensive portfolio of MLCCs, including stacked MLCCs, please visit the links embedded here. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

In this context, antennas play a central role in enabling the innovation behind Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). Their design dictates how effectively devices connect and sustain communication with satellites – particularly under the strict requirements of low power consumption, compact size, and cost sensitivity typical of IoT applications. This paper explores the significance of antennas in NTN, outlines their key specifications and types, and discusses future developments in this field.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 15, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is exhibiting at the 17th Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) which will be held from September 18 to 20, 2025, at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1. The KYOCERA AVX Antenna Division will join long-term partner Anritsu at booth K0004 to present the latest antenna solutions, covering satellite communications (iridium, GNSS), non-terrestrial networks (NTN L-Band), and ultra-wideband (UWB) precision positioning.

“We sincerely thank Anritsu for providing the platform and the opportunity to co-exhibit, allowing KYOCERA AVX’s antenna technology to be showcased alongside Anritsu’s advanced measurement solutions, jointly demonstrating innovative applications in the aerospace and defense sectors,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing – Antennas at KYOCERA AVX.

KYOCERA AVX will highlight several high-reliability antennas at the exhibition, including solutions that support both iridium satellite communications and GNSS positioning, antennas specifically designed for NTN low-earth orbit satellite communications, and UWB LDS antennas with patented 360-degree phase consistency. These products are engineered for aerospace, defense, and harsh environments, ensuring reliable communications and precise positioning under extreme conditions, meeting the stringent requirements of defense applications.

Redondo continued, “We are honored to co-exhibit KYOCERA AVX’s antenna products within Anritsu’s booth. This collaboration highlights the value of integrating measurement and antenna technologies and demonstrates our commitment to delivering reliable and innovative communication solutions for aerospace and defense applications.”

For more information about the future-forward component and device technologies that KYOCERA AVX is showcasing and demonstrating at TADTE 2025, please visit the links embedded here or visit them at Booth #K0004. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

About Anritsu
Anritsu Corporation (www.anritsu.com) is a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions. The company’s philosophy engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional service-assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for 5G, M2M, IoT, as well as other emerging and legacy wireline and wireless communication markets. Anritsu sells in over 90 countries worldwide with approximately 4,000 employees.

The cattle industry holds significant economic importance, particularly with beef cattle, which often command higher prices than other meats due to their meat quality and market demand. Beef cattle contribute substantially to global food supply, providing essential protein. Prices for beef cattle can vary significantly based on breed, age, weight, health, market conditions, and even geographic location. On average, beef cattle prices can range upwards to over a thousand dollars per head, with prime beef breeds or specific high-quality animals fetching significantly more. This economic value supports livelihoods across the supply chain, including farmers, ranchers, meat processors, and distributors.

Risks Associated with Cattle Assets:

Cattle farmers face several risks that can impact their profitability and asset value:

• Sickness: Disease outbreaks can devastate herds, leading to financial losses from treatment costs, reduced productivity, and mortality.
• Loss: Cattle can be lost due to theft, predators, or simply straying and getting lost, particularly in large, remote grazing areas.
• Other Risks: Additional risks include natural disasters (floods, droughts, fires), market fluctuations, feed cost increases, and regulatory changes affecting livestock management.

Addressing these very challenges is where technological innovation becomes invaluable. Solutions like the 701x xTpro smart ear tag provide the means to proactively monitor cattle health and location, turning potential threats into manageable situations and offering farmers greater control and peace of mind.

Transforming Livestock Management with Satellite-Enabled Intelligence

Cellular operators and networks focus on where people are and where people go. Cattle producers often operate in vast, disconnected landscapes outside of major population centers where cellular coverage is inconsistent or non-existent. Traditional livestock monitoring systems are limited by this lack of connectivity, forcing producers to rely on inefficient observation and guesswork, instead of being able to leverage the power of big data.

701x set out to solve this problem by building a smart ear tag capable of delivering reliable, real-time location, reproductive activity, and health data—at scale, from anywhere. But creating a satellite-connected, ultra-compact, and energy-efficient device small enough for an ear tag posed a significant engineering challenge.

To overcome the connectivity challenge, 701x integrated Skylo’s Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology into the xTpro tag. Skylo’s global satellite network ensures reliable, low-power connectivity across even the most remote grazing land.

A critical enabler of this innovation was the partnership with KYOCERA AVX, whose antenna design team played a hands-on role in supporting the xTpro’s development from concept to final qualification. Working closely with 701x’s engineering team, KYOCERA AVX delivered a fully customized, all-in-one antenna supporting LTE, GNSS, and NTN satellite bands—all packed into a small, lightweight form factor ideal for animal wearables.

Tracking Livestock the Smarter Way: Lightweight, Solar-Powered, and Satellite-Ready

The 701x xTpro tag continually tracks livestock without extra equipment. This tag does not require manual pointing towards satellites to get a connection, a base station or antenna, moves when the livestock moves, and does not interfere with the livestock’s daily movements. Cattle are highly sensitive to any object hanging from their ear; as such, many off-the-shelf asset tracking solutions are too heavy to adopt to a suitable form factor. 701x spent a lot of time streamlining the proper weight for their tag. While there aren’t strict mass requirements, smaller is always better when it comes to animal-mounted tech! The xTpro tag is 51.5 grams, only about the weight of a large egg. This solution also had to be power-conscious. There is no guarantee that a cow will position itself with the solar cell in the sun every day. As such, the tag needed to optimize power management, so that the tag would still be operational over a long period of time even with minimal charging.

At 60mm wide, 185mm tall, 25mm thick unfolded (about the size of a sunglass case), this tag is not only small, light, and compact, but it also has an an intelligent feature-backoff scheme, that can provide useful information and data for many days, despite weather conditions. This form factor includes a 250 mw solar panel and battery, which means that the tag would need to be in total darkness for more than one month before going into a dormant state awaiting charge.

The integration of Skylo connectivity and KYOCERA AVX’s customized antenna has unlocked new levels of scalability and reliability for 701x and ranchers globally. With the xTpro tag now Skylo-certified, producers can monitor livestock in real time—anywhere there is access to open sky.

The benefits are clear: smarter ranching, reduced losses, and improved animal welfare. Producers now have 24/7 access to location, reproductive performance, and health trends without ever needing to step foot in the pasture, bringing the livestock industry into the age of connected intelligence.

The partnership between 701x, Skylo, and KYOCERA AVX shows what’s possible when satellite connectivity and smart engineering come together to solve real-world problems and drive transformational change—one ear tag at a time.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 8, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new DSCC 25007 Mini BME Stacks — miniature, high-CV stacked X7R capacitors equipped with base metal electrodes (BME) and subjected to 100% Group A testing.

Designed to satisfy the growing need for compact and lightweight high-CV SMT capacitors in high-reliability military, aerospace, and space applications subjected to extreme operating conditions and harsh environments, the new fully-tested and -traceable DSCC 25007 Mini BME Stacks are based on its proven MIL-PRF-32535 X7R capacitors but completely unique to market.

The innovative series currently features two horizontally stacked X7R multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) in an EIA 2220 package that conserves board space, exhibits high-CV performance, and allows design engineers to downsize from currently available components. It also exhibits low ESR, low impedance, high current handling capabilities, and higher shock and vibration resistance than larger, heavier stacked capacitors. Additional features include a variety of lead frame options: standard two-foot J and L styles and paddle, or single bar foot, J and L styles optimized for improved vibration resistance — all equipped with tin/lead plating.

The initial release of the DSCC 25007 Mini BME Stacks is rated for operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C and available with three voltage ratings (25, 50, and 100V) and nine capacitance values extending from 8.2–47µF ±20% tolerance.

Ideal applications for the series extend throughout the military, aerospace, and space industries and include satellites and satellite launchers, military missiles and aircraft, and input/output filtering circuits in power supplies.

“We’re very excited to release the new DSCC Mini BME Stacks, as they’re engineered to solve design challenges that a growing number of our aerospace and defense industry customers have been wrestling with for the past few years, so they’re currently unique to market — the one component capable of delivering what they need,” said Michael Conway, Senior Product Marketing Manager – High Reliability Products at KYOCERA AVX. “Thanks to their compact and lightweight stacked form factor equipped with BME technology, these Mini Stacks deliver an unparalleled combination of high-reliability, high-capacitance, and high-voltage performance and substantial space and weight savings.

“In fact, when compared to an equivalent 100V, 10µF part with precious metal electrodes (PME), they’re approximately 1/9th the weight and 1/6th the volume. And component weight directly impacts things like aircraft operating costs, satellite launch costs, and missile performance and operating costs. So, this is huge!

“The new DSCC Mini BME stacks also come standard with 100% Group A testing and — since they utilize the inserts from our proven M32535 line — are fully traceable as well, which satisfies another common request for our aerospace and defense industry customers.”

The new DSCC 25007 Mini BME Stacks are manufactured in a DLA approved, MIL-PRF-32535 qualified facility and are fully traceable and subjected to rigorous testing to ensure high reliability and performance in extreme conditions and harsh environments — specifically 100% Group A testing or 100% Group A and Group B testing for especially demanding designs with T-level requirements. Parts ship in waffle pack, tape and reel, or two-chip packaging.

Future expansions to the series will include a three-chip horizontal stack projected to launch by Q1 2026 followed by parts with three to 10 vertically stacked chips.

For more information about the new KYOCERA AVX DSCC 25007 Mini BME Stacks — miniature, high-CV stacked X7R capacitors with BME electrodes, check out the product page, Fast Facts brochure, and datasheet . To request a sample, contact Michael Conway. To order, contact an authorized distributor.

To learn more about the KYOCERA AVX portfolio of stacked ceramic and tantalum capacitors, visit the embedded links and check out KYOCERA AVX’s CMSE 2025 presentation, “Advancements of Stacked Capacitors for Military and Flight Applications.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (August 14, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, earned a Silver 2024 TTI Europe Supplier Excellence Award, marking both its tenth win in the region and its second such award this year, having earned a Silver 2024 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award as well.

TTI, Inc., the world’s leading authorized specialty distributor of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical (IP&E) components, established the TTI Supplier Excellence Program in 1995 to foster continuous improvement in supplier and distributor performance. The program annually recognizes global suppliers that consistently exhibit excellence in terms of quality, operations, business systems, and support.

“The awards are more than just a trophy,” said Felix Corbett, Supplier Marketing Director at TTI Europe. “They signify that suppliers have made great contributions to the way TTI’s business is run and to the level of performance we are able to provide to our customers. The program is globally consistent in all TTI regions. We closely monitor and track certain business-critical criteria and evaluate the specifics of our business with all our suppliers throughout the year.”

The Silver 2024 TTI Europe Supplier Excellence Award celebrates KYOCERA AVX for its faithful fulfillment of several key quality performance metrics designed to elevate supplier and distributor performance and achieve maximum customer satisfaction throughout Europe. These metrics include on-time delivery, receiving quality, customer-reported quality, administrative quality, ease of doing business, and both the quality and efficacy of field employee and managerial support.

“We are both proud and deeply honored to have earned our tenth TTI Europe Supplier Excellence Award,” said Alex Schenkel, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at KYOCERA AVX. “Earning just one of these prestigious awards is a significant achievement given the breadth and consistency of excellence that they recognize. So, the fact that we’ve now earned a total of 10 TTI Supplier Excellence Awards in Europe, six in Asia, and five in the Americas is a real testament to our team’s commitment to operational excellence, outstanding quality, and superior service, as well as to our longstanding partnership with TTI.”

Schenkel continued, “We are grateful for our European and Asian teams’ exemplary performance last year and look forward to the opportunity to further strengthen our service in each of the global regions this year.”

To learn more about KYOCERA AVX and its partnership with TTI Europe, please visit the links embedded here, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

About TTI

TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of electronic components. Founded in 1971, the emphasis on a broad and deep product portfolio, available-to-sell inventory and sophisticated supply chain programs has established TTI as a distributor of choice to manufacturers in the industrial, defense, aerospace, transportation, medical, and communications sectors worldwide. TTI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the TTI Family of Specialists, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and the Exponential Technology Group, employ over 9,000 people in more than 136 locations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Globally, the TTI Family of Specialists maintain over 3 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space in 30 distribution centers. For more information about TTI, visit www.tti.com.

Innovative Shielded Board-to-Board Connectors for Reliable EMI Protection

Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) has developed the 0.4 mm pitch 5908 Series board-to-board connector, which is the first in its lineup to feature a fully shielded structure. Sales of this product, which enhances EMI characteristics by suppressing electromagnetic interference and supports high-speed transmission, began on Thursday, July 31. 2025

As communication and information processing technologies advance, devices such as smartphones and smartwatches require increasingly sophisticated connectors. Enhancing EMI characteristics during high-speed transmission has become a significant challenge for these applications.

Kyocera addressed this challenge by introducing a fully shielded structure in the 0.4 mm pitch 5908 Series board-to-board connector, which effectively suppresses noise intrusion and leakage, offering excellent EMI characteristics.

1. Fully shielded structure provides excellent EMI characteristics, supporting high-speed transmission

A fully shielded structure has been adopted, in which the outer circumference of both the plug side
and the receptacle side is covered with a conductive metal (Figure 1). Since the fully shielded structure covers the main body and mating area of the connector with a metal shell, it can maximally suppress the intrusion and leakage of noise, thereby improving EMI characteristics. When mated, this product forms a double-shielded structure, allowing the electrical signal circuits to pass through the shield, which suppresses noise generation (Figure 2).

Supports high-speed transmission standards | PCI Express^*3 Gen.3 (8Gbps) and USB^*4 3.2 Gen.2 (10Gbps), etc.

Figure１：Shielded Structure
The plug side and the receptacle side shown in the upper diagram are mated,
the shield section becomes double

Figure2:
Flow of electric signals (red line) in the shield structure

Figure3：
Difference in noise generated during current flow between a non-shielded
structure and a fully shielded structure (5908 series) (analysis results)

2. Unique locking mechanism increases robustness and improves retention force by 30% | Both components also feature an R-shaped design to facilitate assembly and enhance workability.

The plug features a convex shape and the receptacle a concave shape, creating a locking structure that ensures secure mating and increases retention force by 30% compared to our previous products. Both components also feature an R-shaped design to facilitate assembly and enhance workability.

Figure４：Locking Mechanism

Kyocera Corporation (TOKYO:6971, https://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of industrial and automotive components, semiconductor packages, electronic devices, smart energy systems, printers, copiers, and mobile phones. During the year ended March 31, 2025, the company’s consolidated sales revenue totaled 2 trillion yen. Kyocera is ranked #1,123 on Forbes magazine’s 2025 “Global 2000” list of the world’s largest publicly traded companies, and has been named among “The World’s 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies” by The Wall Street Journal

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (August 7, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9288-000 Series hermaphroditic wire-to-wire (WTW) and wire-to-board (WTB) connectors for lighting and industrial applications.

These unique two-piece connectors facilitate WTW termination with two identical mating halves, which simplifies BOMs, and WTB termination with one those halves and an SMT version. Both halves of the new 9288-000 Series hermaphroditic connectors feature orange or white glass-filled PBT insulators equipped with plastic latches for good mechanical retention and the company’s field-proven poke-home contact technology, which enables quick, easy, and tool-free in-field wire termination. Simply strip and poke wires to insert and twist and pull to extract. Made of phosphor bronze with lead-free tin-over-nickel plating, these poke-home contacts also establish durable, reliable, high-integrity connections and deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance.

The new 9288-000 Series hermaphroditic WTW and WTB connectors are currently available with 2–4 contacts on a 5mm pitch, compatible with 16–18AWG solid or stranded wire, and rated for 6A (18AWG) or 7A (16AWG), 600VACRMS or the DC equivalent, 20 mating cycles, three wire replacement cycles, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They are also UL approved and RoHS compliant and shipped in tape and reel or bulk packaging.

“The new 9288-000 Series hermaphroditic wire-to-wire and wire-to-board connectors leverage our field-proven poke-home contact technology to enable quick, easy, and tool-free in-field termination and durable phosphor bronze contact materials to deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance throughout the product lifecycle,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “They also feature a locking mechanism to further improve reliability, and WTW versions simplify BOMs since they’re comprised of two of the same part number.”

For more information about the new 9288-000 Series hermaphroditic WTW and WTB connectors for lighting and industrial applications or the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX wire-to-wire connectors, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics and DigiKey. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

The radiation hardness of passive electronic components is not currently a well-studied subject, and, in general, they are either considered non-sensitive to ionizing environments or not used in radiation-hardened applications. This lack of knowledge slows the adoption of relatively new technologies in space, nuclear, military, and other applications with ionizing radiation environments, including polymer tantalum capacitors, which offer high energy density, low series resistance, and stable electrical parameters.

To further investigate passive electronic components for these applications, it is important to focus not only on the ionizing radiation dose but also on the type of radiation. The effects of directly ionizing and indirectly ionizing radiation can differ, and each group has further classifications. Directly ionizing radiation consists of charged particles, for example, electrons and protons, with sufficient energy to create ionization in materials. Due to their charge, they are influenced by electromagnetic fields, generally reducing their penetrability. Indirectly ionizing radiation includes particles without electrical charge, such as neutrons and photons, and has higher penetrability due to a lower probability of interaction with matter.

In a 2023 article titled Radiation Tolerance of Tantalum Polymer Capacitors, Kyocera AVX investigated the radiation tolerance of molded SMD tantalum capacitors with both conventional MnO₂ cathode and polymer cathode. In both cases, the capacitors showed excellent radiation tolerance in terms of capacitance (CAP), dissipation factor (DF), equivalent series resistance (ESR), and direct current leakage (DCL) after irradiation with a 20 MeV photon beam at a dose rate of 1.44 kGy, up to a total dose of 4.5 kGy ^[1].

This article further investigates the radiation tolerance of passive components across multiple high-reliability capacitor series manufactured by Kyocera AVX, specifically the hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors, MIL-PRF-39006/33 wet tantalum capacitors, and MIL-PRF-32535 MLCCs with X7R dielectric.

The construction of hermetically sealed tantalum capacitors is similar to that of standard SMD polymer tantalum capacitors, as shown in Figure 1. Each capacitor consists of a sintered pellet of tantalum powder with a very high surface area. The tantalum pentoxide dielectric is formed by applying DC voltage to pellets submerged in an acidic electrolyte, with dielectric thickness proportional to the applied voltage. The polymer cathode terminal is prepared either by in-situ polymerization or by depositing polymer dispersions. The most commonly used conductive polymer material is PEDOT (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)), which provides strong contact with the dielectric, high conductivity, and temperature stability. Hermetically sealing these capacitors in a ceramic case prevents oxidation and humidity degradation of the polymer cathode.

Hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors offer low ESR, high energy density, voltages up to 125 V, and stable electrical parameters. Typical applications include power supplies and pulse power in aerospace and defense. ^[2,3]

Similar to SMD polymer tantalum capacitors, wet tantalum capacitors consist of a sintered pellet made from pressed tantalum powder with a very high surface area and an embedded tantalum wire. This pellet serves as the positive electrode (the anode). A layer of tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) dielectric is created on the anode surface by applying a DC current across the anode in an acidic electrolyte. The negative electrode (cathode) includes an extremely high surface area material on the inner surface of a tantalum can, which is in contact with a liquid electrolyte. This electrolyte connects the cathode to the dielectric layer, forming the complete cathode. All components are contained within the can, which is hermetically sealed, with an external anode lead connected to the embedded anode wire and an external cathode lead connected to the can. An example is shown in Figure 2.

Wet tantalum capacitors have been used for many years in high-energy storage applications where volumetric efficiency and high reliability are essential, including in industrial petroleum exploration, military avionics, and aerospace applications ^[4]. The Kyocera AVX MIL- PRF-39006/33 meets the requirements for wet tantalum capacitors in military applications.

Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) consist of a monolithic ceramic block containing two sets of offset, interleaved electrodes embedded within the ceramic dielectric. Two types of ceramic formulations are commonly used: Class I, which is temperature-compensating, and Class II, which is temperature-stable and suitable for general applications. The X7R dielectric is one of the most widely used Class II formulations, known for its capacitance variation within ±15% over a temperature range of -55°C to +125°C. In addition to temperature, the capacitance of Class II MLCCs varies with applied voltage and frequency (for more details on performance under various operating conditions, consult Kyocera AVX’s SpiCap software). ^[5] An example of MLCC construction is shown in Figure 3.

Kyocera AVX offers DLA-approved MIL-PRF-32535 X7R dielectric MLCCs in case sizes from 0402 to 2220, with capacitance/voltage ratings ranging from 2.2 nF to 22 µF and 16 to 100 V. These capacitors expand the CV range compared to standard MIL specifications while maintaining high reliability. Typical applications include science exploration satellites, earth observation satellites, communication satellites, satellite launchers, and various military and land or air-based applications. ^[6]

For the irradiation of parts, a Microtron MT25 was operated by the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Prague (Figure 4).

The MT25 is a cyclic electron accelerator with a Kapitza resonator, capable of energizing electrons in clusters at levels scaled by 1 MeV steps from 6 MeV to 25 MeV. The electrons are accelerated by an RF electric field of constant amplitude and frequency, in a uniform magnetic field. A schematic of the MT25 is shown in Figure 5. ^[7]

Unlike cyclotrons that produce protons, the microtron accelerates electrons, which are approximately one thousand times lighter than protons. Although electrons can be accelerated to high kinetic energies comparable to protons, their interactions with matter differ significantly due to differences in mass, charge, and behavior at the atomic level. The lower mass of electrons results in lower imparted energy on irradiated samples, primarily causing chemical changes without inducing nuclear reactions. Consequently, no radioactivity is imparted onto the device under test (DUT), making it easier to achieve homogeneous irradiation of the sample. The microtron also provides excellent control and configurability of the total radiation dose. ^[1]

The irradiation used a photon beam (Bremsstrahlung) with an energy of 20 MeV. This electromagnetic radiation is produced by the deceleration of electrons passing through a tungsten target placed behind the exit window.^[7] The dose rate of this photon beam was 1.44 kGy/hour.

The extreme irradiation dose used an electron beam directly from the microtron, with an energy of 20 MeV and a dose rate of 120 kGy/hour.

The hermetically sealed tantalum polymer capacitors (TCH9226M100W0150), wet tantalum capacitors (M39006/33-0040), and two ceramic capacitors with X7R dielectric were mounted on a custom FR5 PCB array for irradiation and characterization (Figure 6). Each group was exposed to three different radiation doses from a photon beam while the rated bias voltage was applied. Additionally, all groups were tested with an extreme irradiation dose from the electron beam, with the rated bias voltage applied, as shown in Figure 7.

In addition, a 24-hour, 125°C high-temperature annealing period was included as the final stage in the testing cycle. This step, commonly referenced in standards for irradiated components (such as MIL-STD 750-1, MIL-STD 883, ESCC 25100, and ESCC 22900), may help dissipate excitation electrons induced in the dielectric material by radiation.

After each radiation dose, the bulk capacitance, ESR, dissipation factor (DF), and DC leakage current (DCL) were measured across the devices in the array. For hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors, bulk capacitance and DF were measured at 120 Hz with a 2 V bias and a 1 V AC measurement current; ESR was measured at 100 kHz with a 2 V bias and a 1 V AC measurement current; and DCL was measured with a 1 kΩ resistor in series at room temperature (RT), with readings taken after 300 seconds of applying the rated voltage.

For wet tantalum capacitors, bulk capacitance, DF, and ESR were measured at 120 Hz with a 2 V bias and a 1 V AC measurement current; DCL was measured with a 1 kΩ resistor in series at RT, with readings taken after 300 seconds of applying the rated voltage.

For ceramic capacitors with X7R dielectric, bulk capacitance, DF, and ESR were measured at 1 kHz with a 2 V bias and a 0.5 V AC measurement current; DCL was measured with a 10 kΩ resistor in series at RT, with readings taken after 300 seconds of applying the rated voltage.

By observing changes in these parameters across different radiation doses, the resilience of each device under ionizing radiation can be assessed.

A slight decrease in capacitance was observed for both the 25 V and 100 V MLCCs after photon irradiation at doses ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 kGy (Figures 8 and 9). The capacitance change after irradiation was -7.5% for the 100 V parts and -10% for the 25 V parts. For both part numbers, the capacitance remained within the permitted -15% change specified in MIL-PRF-32535 (red line), despite the decrease.

A slight increase in leakage current was noted in the wet tantalum capacitors, rising by approximately 1 µA to a total of around 2 µA (Figure 11). This increase had no relevant impact on the performance of the parts and remained well below the 5 µA specification limit (black line).

No other significant changes were observed in the measured parameters for any of the tested capacitors following photon beam irradiation at doses up to 4.5 kGy. The hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors exhibited excellent stability across all measured parameters under photon beam irradiation up to this dose level (Figure 10).

Figure 8 – Electrical parameters of 100 V MLCCs before and after photon beam irradiation

Figure 9 – Electrical parameters of 25 V MLCCs before and after photon beam irradiation

Figure 10 – Electrical parameters of hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors before and after photon beam irradiation.

Figure 11 – Electrical parameters of wet tantalum capacitors before and after photon beam irradiation.

Electron beam irradiation at a dose of 250 kGy caused an increase in DCL across all tested capacitors. The DCL of both MLCC part numbers remained below 70 nA after testing (Figures 12 and 13).

In the hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors, DCL increased by approximately 1 µA. Following testing, the DCL remained within the specification limit of 220 µA for these parts (Figure 14).

For the wet tantalum capacitors, the highest observed DCL increase from electron beam irradiation was from 1 µA to 5.1 µA, with some parts exceeding the initial specification limit of 5 µA. According to MIL-PRF-39006/33B, an increase of up to 125% of the initial DCL limit is permissible for reliability tests, which equates to 6.25 µA for this part number; this threshold was not exceeded (Figure 15).

Figure 12 – Electrical parameters of 100 V MLCCs before and after electron beam irradiation.

Figure 13 – Electrical parameters of 25 V MLCCs before and after electron beam irradiation.

Figure 14 – Electrical parameters of hermetically sealed polymer tantalum capacitors before and after electron beam irradiation.

Figure 15 – Electrical parameters of wet tantalum capacitors before and after electron beam irradiation.

The X7R dielectric MLCCs exhibited a decrease in capacitance after photon beam irradiation at doses up to 4.5 kGy and electron beam irradiation at a dose of 250 kGy; however, this decrease remained within reliability testing limits. Additionally, DCL showed a negligible increase under electron beam irradiation. The ESR and DF parameters demonstrated excellent stability under these conditions. These results align with findings in previous publications ^[8], supporting the recommendation of these capacitors for military and space applications with radiation exposure.

The hermetically sealed tantalum capacitors demonstrated excellent radiation stability across all electrical parameters following photon beam irradiation at doses up to 4.5 kGy and electron beam irradiation at 250 kGy. This behavior is consistent with that of molded SMD tantalum polymer capacitors ^[1]. The combination of high volumetric efficiency, low ESR, and long lifetime with self-healing properties makes these capacitors suitable for military and space applications with radiation exposure.

The wet tantalum capacitors also showed excellent stability in electrical parameters after photon beam irradiation at doses up to 4.5 kGy. Following electron beam irradiation at 250 kGy, DCL slightly increased but remained within reliability testing limits. Based on these results, wet tantalum capacitors are recommended for military and space applications with radiation exposure.

The observed DCL changes following the extreme 250 kGy electron beam dose were attributed to the direct ionizing effect of electron irradiation and its high energy density, with a dose rate of 120 kGy/hour.

Future testing could explore real-time measurement of electrical parameters for conventional MnO₂ tantalum, polymer tantalum, and wet tantalum capacitors during irradiation, as well as studying the effects of neutron irradiation. Both tests present unique challenges in terms of testing equipment and radiation safety.

To learn more about KYOCERA AVX’s tantalum polymer capacitors, visit: https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/tantalum/high-reliability/

References:

• [1] K. Adamek: Radiation Tolerance of Tantalum Polymer Capacitors. (2023)
• [2] J. Petrzilek, M. Uher, J. Navratil, M. Biler: Polymer Tantalum Capacitors for Advanced High Reliability Applications, SPCD (2016)
• [3] KYOCERA AVX Provided Key Components for the Historic Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission. (n.d.). Kyocera AVX. Retrieved August 29, 2024, from https://www.kyocera-avx.com/news/chandrayaan-3-lunar-mission/
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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (July 24, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has introduced the new 6780-000 Series IP20 T1 Industrial Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE) connectors and cable assemblies.

Designed to meet growing demand for smaller and faster Industrial Ethernet connectors capable of providing continuous communication and simplifying networks, the new 6780-000 Series T1 Industrial SPE connectors transmit Ethernet over a single pair of twisted copper wires while simultaneously providing power to terminal devices via Power over Data Line (PoDL) technology. Traditional RJ45 Ethernet connectors require two wire pairs for Fast Ethernet (100Mb/s) and four wire pairs for Gigabit Ethernet (1Gb/s) and don’t provide a power supply. In comparison, the new 6780-000 Series SPE connectors provide valuable space and weight savings via reduced wiring requirements and small, lightweight form factors that require 45% less board space than RJ45 connectors.

They are also quick and easy to install and maintain and reduce system complexity and costs by eliminating gateways, analog interfaces, bus systems, and other proprietary field-level systems. This simplification helps reduce system maintenance requirements and unplanned downtime and is especially useful for improving reliability and efficiency in applications including advanced automation networks, sensor and actuator networks, control and monitoring cameras, smart grids, and robotics, traffic control, transportation, and smart monitoring systems.

The new 6780-000 Series T1 Industrial SPE connectors are designed, manufactured, and tested to IEC 63171-6 and IEEE 802.3 standards and transmit 1Gb/s up to 40 meters and 10Mb/s up to 1,000 meters. They also feature IP20 ratings, RoHS compliance, and surface-mount solder tails that terminate signal wires to PCBs and improve data signal performance, enabling continuous communication from the control computer to sensors and other IIoT devices. In addition, the plugs feature high-reliability, cold-welded insulation displacement contact (IDC) technology that supports fast and reliable automated cable assembly processes. The series is available with four standard lengths of 22AWG T1 Industrial SPE cables (1, 3, 5, and 10m) and with custom lengths upon request.

In addition, the new 6780-000 Series SPE connectors are rated for 4A at 60°C, 60VDC operation, 1,000VDC contact-to-contact proof voltage, and 2,250VDC contact-to-shield proof voltage. They have a maximum mating force of 20N, a minimum polarization and pull-out force of 50N, and are rated for 1,000-cycle durability in operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +85°C.

“KYOCERA AVX is a proud member of the Single-Pair Ethernet Industrial Partner Network and, as such, is committed to the safe and reliable establishment of an SPE ecosystem based on global industry standards for transmission protocols and connectivity components as well as actively involved in the development of supporting connectivity solutions,” said Marc Actis, Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX – Europe. “So, we are very pleased to introduce our new T1 SPE connectors and cable assemblies and look forward to helping our customers transition to the new industry standard, which offers significant space and weight savings and can also help reduce system complexity and costs and improve reliability and efficiency.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new 6780-000 Series T1 Industrial, IP20 Single-Pair Ethernet connectors, please click button below. To order, please visit Mouser, DigiKey, Farnell, Future, TTI, and Arrow. For more information about Single-Pair Ethernet, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/single-pair-ethernet/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (July 1, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released a new line of integrated thin film (ITF) hybrid couplers designed to facilitate the continued evolution of high-frequency wireless systems in industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and telemetry applications.

Hybrid couplers are special four-port directional couplers that split input signals into two equal-amplitude 3dB outputs whose phases are shifted by 90°. Many also support performance monitoring and inject signals without interrupting the original signal.

The new DB0402 3dB 90° hybrid couplers from KYOCERA AVX feature field-proven multilayer thin-film technology engineered to provide excellent high-frequency performance in microwave and RF bands spanning 3,000 to 4,100MHz and enable the quick adjustment of RF parameters. They also feature compact, rugged constructions that measure just 0.040” x 0.023” x 0.014” ±0.002” (L x W x H), enabling board space savings, and lead-free nickel terminations compatible with reflow, wave, vapor phase, and manual soldering techniques, enabling reliable automated assembly. Additional benefits include high power handling (1W continuous), low insertion loss (-0.5dB typical, -0.8dB max.), high isolation, exceptional amplitude and phase balance (0.6dB typical, 1.2dB max. and 2° typical, 5° max., respectively), temperature stability, linearity improvements, low parasitics, high part-to-part and lot-to-lot repeatability, excellent solderability, self-alignment during reflow, and effective heat dissipation.

The series is currently available in four frequency bands with typical performance of 3,200, 3,500, and 3,700, and 3,800MHz and is rated for 50Ω impedance and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +85°C. It’s also compliant with International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and RoHS requirements, manufactured in ISO 9001 facilities, and packaged on tape and reel for automated assembly.

Ideal applications for the series extend throughout the industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and telemetry industries and include base stations, wireless LANs, mobile communications systems, 4G, 5G, and 6G LTE infrastructure, satellite TV receivers, global positioning systems (GPS), RF balanced amplifiers, signal distribution, heavy-duty radios, vehicle location systems, and other high-frequency wireless systems.

“The rapid evolution and expansion of 5G, SATCOM, and other high-frequency wireless technologies is fueling the evolution of enabling technologies, including millimeter wave and MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) antennas, which are empowered by innovative microwave and RF components, like our new 3dB, 90° hybrid couplers,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX – North America . “Our new hybrid couplers provide customers with space- and cost-saving solutions for maximizing repeatable, high-frequency RF performance in compact and handheld industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and telemetry applications with high power handling and wide operating frequency requirements.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s DB0402 3dB 90° hybrid couplers or the complete KYOCERA AVX portfolio of RF/microwave components, including thin film directional couplers, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit DigiKey or Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (June 24, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has further expanded its industry-leading selection of standard battery connectors with the introduction of the new 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate battery connectors.

The new 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate battery connectors feature a unique contact geometry that deflects cleanly when a module, battery pack, mating connector, or PCB is vertically pushed into position, enabling full vertical engagement without the risk of contact damage. Traditional right-angle battery connectors require users to engage the contacts by inserting the mating module or battery pack at an angle before rotating it into position to reliably prevent contact damage that could negatively impact connector performance and lifetime. The 9155-900 Series does not. In fact, users can mate these connectors from any angle without inadvertently damaging the contacts, ensuring high-integrity connections regardless of user experience or skill level.

The 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate battery connectors feature an extremely forgiving sweeping beam contact design and an anti-snag feature that reliably protects the contacts from damage during deflection, as well as when static. The series also features ultra-robust and -reliable gold-plated beryllium copper (BeCu) contacts that deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance for up to 5,000 mating cycles and optional plastic locating bosses and solder tabs that maximize the mechanical stability of the connector in high-shock and vibration environments, like automotive applications.

The series features flame-retardant (UL94 V-0) black, glass-filled Nylon 46 insulators, two to six BeCu contacts with either 0.4µm or 0.8µm of selective gold-over-nickel plating (the former of which is suitable for most commercial and industrial applications and the latter of which is suitable for harsh-environment applications), and pure tin tails. They are rated for 500VACRMS or the DC equivalent, up to 3A, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They are also REACH and RoHS compliant and shipped in tape and reel packaging in quantities of 800 for automated pick and place assembly.

Ideal applications for the new 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate battery connectors extend throughout the industrial, automotive, datacom, household appliance, and consumer electronics markets and include handheld and portable industrial and consumer electronics devices that require docking or cradling, such as charging stations, internet and home appliances that require battery backup, and automotive applications that require the easy installation and removal of modules or battery packs, ranging from headsets, gaming controllers, and walkie talkies to automotive cooling fans.

“Traditional right-angle battery connectors with exposed contacts require pluggable modules to be inserted at an angle and then gently rotated into position to prevent contact damage. And while that may seem insignificant, the extra step required to safely and successfully mate traditional battery connectors increases the potential for mismating by half,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “Our new 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate battery connectors are engineered to ensure proper mating from any angle and eliminate the possibility of inadvertently damaging the contacts during the process—regardless of user experience or skill level. They’re also compact and robust enough to withstand automotive levels of shock and vibration.”

KYOCERA AVX has been producing battery connectors for more than 25 years, and its 9155 family of battery connectors offers the broadest selection of standard battery connectors available on the market. The family includes a wide variety of robust, horizontal- and vertical-mating connector series ideally suited for board-to-board connections and battery pack integration. Additional features of the 9155 family include ultra-reliable and robust gold-plated BeCu contacts proven to provide high-integrity connections in harsh environments for up to 15,000 mating operations and tape and reel packaging compatible with automated processes. The range can also be customized to suit specific application requirements.

For more information about the new KYOCERA AVX 9155-900 Series 2.5mm-pitch vertical-mate battery connectors, check out the product page, Fast Facts brochure, and datasheet. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics, DigiKey, or Farnell. For information about KYOCERA AVX’s industry-leading portfolio of battery connectors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/connectors/battery/.

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Optimizing IoT Devices for GEO NB-NTN Hybrid Connectivity
Written in Collaboration with: Telefonica Germany, Viasat, & Skylo

Abstract:
The introduction of technology innovations is always fraught with lead times, a “learning curve” that the industry needs to understand how best to use and integrate the new capabilities into viable and profitable products or services. This whitepaper introduces the technical aspects involved in designing and optimizing IoT devices for Narrow-Band Non-terrestrial Networks (NB-NTN). This is a standardized 5G technology which adapts the terrestrial Narrow-Band IoT (NB-IoT) protocol for connecting remote, constrained IoT devices to ground-based cellular networks via orbiting satellites. Specific focus is placed on services intended to communicate over Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites and terrestrial networks. Numerous topics will be addressed, including the integration of NB-NTN connectivity providers into classical terrestrial cellular networks, the key benefits of hybrid connectivity, the feature set and configuration differences of terrestrial NB-IoT and NB-NTN networks, as well as the implications that these have on the design and optimization of hybrid IoT devices which can operate on both. This whitepaper collects some of the known potential risks and opportunities that the authors are aware of, with the aim of keeping the productization effort, costs, and time-to-market of device manufacturers, service providers and end-customers to a minimum.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (June 12, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, offers a variety of extremely compact and high-performance internal, on-board, multiprotocol, 2.4GHz antennas ideal for use in system-in-package (SiP) applications — the demand for which is surging.

SiP modules feature a number of integrated circuits (ICs) with distinct functionalities in a single miniature chip carrier package and often include several silicon and passive components as well. They perform most — if not all — of the functions of an electronic system, including processing, memory, and other specialized functions and are widely employed in industries contending with challenging miniaturization, performance, and cost optimization demands due to their small size, flexible, high-performance capabilities, and simplified assembly, which enables faster design cycles and improves time-to-market. As such, the continued growth of the 5G mobile and wearable device, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and autonomous vehicle industries is driving significant growth in the SiP market, which was valued at $15.36 billion in 2023 and is projected to more than double to $35.20 billion by 2031.

KYOCERA AVX offers a selection of extremely small and lightweight, high-performance, lab- and field-tested and -proven on-board, multiprotocol, 2.4GHz antennas engineered for easy implementation and optimized for cost-sensitive, space-constrained, mass market applications that utilize SiP modules. These solutions are all RoHS-compliant and packaged on tape and reel for automated pick and place assembly and include the:

• 1001312 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Zigbee/Matter Ceramic Antenna. This linearly polarized ceramic antenna exhibits high efficiency (62%), 1.88dBi peak gain, and superior RF field containment in a miniature 2.0 x 1.2 x 0.55mm (L x W x H) SMT package that weighs just 0.003g. It supports the 2,400–2,485MHz band in addition to a configuration for 6.0–8.5GHz for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications and is available in an A-Series automotive version (A1001312) as well.
• 9005868 2.4GHz Corner Chip Antenna. This linearly polarized chip antenna supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, WLAN, ISM, and Matter protocols and is especially designed for corner placement, unlike other chip antennas, which are typically designed to be placed towards the middle of the PCB edge. This makes it a valuable solution for applications with small PCBs. The 9005868 antenna has an omnidirectional radiation pattern and exhibits high efficiency (72%), 4.0dBi peak gain, and superior RF field containment in one of the smallest, lightest, and lowest profile SMT packages currently available on the market, measuring just 1.0 x 0.58 x 0.35mm (L x W x H) and weighing just 0.0009g. It is rated for operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C, exhibits outstanding reliability and repeatability over temperature compared to traditional ceramic chip antennas thanks to its tight tolerance, and is also available in an A-Series automotive version (A9005868).
• 9001978 Ultra-Small 2.4GHz Chip Antenna. This linearly polarized chip antenna is designed to deliver high functionality, versatility, and performance in small and thin design. It has one of the smallest, lightest, and lowest profile SMT packages currently available on the market, measuring just 1.00 x 0.55 x 0.40 (L x W x H) and weighing less than 0.001g, and supports 2,400–2,485MHz band protocols, including Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Matter, in addition to configurations for 6.0–8.5GHz for UWB and 2.4/5.0GHz dual-band Wi-Fi applications. It’s also available in A-Series automotive Bluetooth, UWB, and dual-band Wi-Fi versions qualified according to AEC-200 standards. This antenna exhibits high efficiency (65%) and 3.0dBi peak gain in 2,400–2,485MHz applications, is rated for operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C, and provides outstanding reliability and repeatability over temperature compared to traditional ceramic chip antennas thanks to its tight tolerance.

All three of these antennas are ideal for use in cost-sensitive, space-constrained, mass market applications that utilize SiP modules, including smart tags, wearables, other consumer electronics, smart home sensors, and healthcare devices. A-Series versions are additionally well-suited for use in applications like wireless battery management systems (wBMS) and tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS).

Each of these antennas is also available with downloadable resources designed to ease the implementation process for engineers, including PCB layouts in Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) files and Ansys HFSS and CST encrypted simulation files.

KYOCERA AVX has more than 395 antenna patents and 1,000 active and passive antenna products, has sold more than 4 billion antennas, and has collaborated on thousands of designs with customers at the forefront of their fields, including STMicroelectronics (ST), a global semiconductor leader that provides customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with technologies that enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things.

As an ST Authorized Partner, KYOCERA AVX collaborates with the ST engineering team on antenna validation and implementation projects intended to help ST customers overcome design challenges, simplify the design of end-to-end solutions, and accelerate development cycles. The companies’ most recent collaboration resulted in ST using one of KYOCERA AVX’s high-performance internal, on-board, Bluetooth and BLE antennas in its new STM32WBA5M SiP microcontroller (MCU) module, which was released to market in early May 2025.

“The KYOCERA AVX antenna engineering team was a key collaborator during the development of our new STM32WBA Series SiP MCU module,” said Sylvain Raynaud, Product Marketing and Business Development Manager, MDRF Group – GPAM Division, STMicroelectronics. “They supported the identification and implementation of a standard multiprotocol (Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter) 2.4GHz antenna that satisfies our miniaturization, performance, emissions, compliance, and cost optimization requirements. As a result, our new ultra-low-power, small-form-factor, 2.4GHz wireless module provides customers with a turnkey solution for achieving best-in-class RF performance with no RF expertise.”

“We’re proud to be a ST Partner Program and grateful for the opportunities it provides to problem-solve and innovate with the ST engineering team in service of further enhancing their device connectivity performance and helping their customers shorten design cycles and expedite time-to-market,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing – Antennas at KYOCERA AVX.

To learn more about KYOCERA AVX’s selection of compact, high-performance on-board Bluetooth and BLE antennas engineered for easy implementation and optimized for cost-sensitive, space-constrained, mass market applications that utilize SiP modules, please visit the links embedded above. To learn more about the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX antennas, visit the Antennas product page. For assistance identifying, integrating, optimizing, and testing KYOCERA AVX antennas in your device — or about custom designs — contact our Customer Support Team.

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Ripple Current: An Increasingly Relevant Test to Complement Design Considerations
Written By: Vincent Mao, Joe Hock, Caleb Winfrey

Abstract:
The world is shifting towards electrification with electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy, and smaller, more powerful, but efficient, system-on-chips (SOCs) as both signal and power integrity across different environments become a concern. The ripple current test is usually required to assess device performance up to 20°C above room temperature. This overview focuses on the test setups used to cover three ESR tiers (low, medium, high, respectively) for applications from signal integrity to microwave/RF. We present initial results and procedures to collect and analyze data as well as considerations for performance impacts with mounted parts. Ongoing challenges are also discussed.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (May 19, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, earned a Silver 2024 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award.

Bestowed by TTI, Inc., the world’s leading authorized specialty distributor of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical (IP&E) components, the Silver 2024 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award celebrates KYOCERA AVX for faithfully fulfilling critical quality performance metrics designed to elevate supplier and distributor performance and achieve maximum customer satisfaction throughout Asia.

Launched in 2007, the annual TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Awards recognize suppliers for superlative performance within Asia as it relates to quality acceptance, ship-to-commit delivery dates, effective business systems, ease of doing business, and both the quality and efficacy of field employee and management relationships. The 2024 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award honors KYOCERA AVX for its faithful fulfillment of crucial performance metrics including on-time delivery, receiving quality, customer-reported quality, administrative quality, operations and business systems, and sales and management support.

Kingsley Wong, President of TTI Asia, presented the award to Stanley Sung, Vice President of Sales – Asia, KYOCERA AVX, on April 16, 2025, during Electronica Shanghai.

“The KYOCERA AVX team, and especially the KYOCERA AVX Asia team, is thrilled to have earned another TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award,” said Stanley Sung, Vice President of Sales – Asia, KYOCERA AVX. “We are committed to providing outstanding quality, reliability, and service; so, it’s a real honor to have one of our highly valued strategic partners celebrate our success in this regard. Our team is committed to consistently exceeding quality performance standards and providing exemplary customer service, and we look forward to further strengthening our partnership with TTI Asia in 2025.”

To learn more about KYOCERA AVX and its partnership with TTI Asia, please visit the links embedded here, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

About TTI

TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of electronic components. Founded in 1971, the emphasis on a broad and deep product portfolio, available-to-sell inventory and sophisticated supply chain programs has established TTI as a distributor of choice to manufacturers in the industrial, defense, aerospace, transportation, medical, and communications sectors worldwide. TTI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the TTI Family of Specialists, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and the Exponential Technology Group, employ over 9,000 people in more than 136 locations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Globally, the TTI Family of Specialists maintain over 3 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space in 30 distribution centers. For more information about TTI, visit www.tti.com.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (May 7, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new CP2816 Series integrated thin film (ITF) high-directivity couplers for high-frequency wireless systems.

Developed in response to customer requests for small, high-power couplers compatible with very- and ultra-high-frequency (VHF and UHF) bands, the new CP2816 Series ITF high-directivity couplers feature a rugged, compact, and low-profile 2816 (7x4mm) case and exhibit 20W continuous power handling, 50Ω impedance, and excellent high-frequency performance from 225–750MHz and -40°C to +105°C. They also exhibit a tight coupling factor over the frequency range (-10±1.2dB, -10±2dB, -15±2dB, and -15±4dB), low insertion loss extending from less than -0.8dB to less than -0.9dB, a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of 1.3, and -14dB directivity. Additional benefits include high temperature stability, high lot-to-lot and part-to-part reliability, and repeatable RF performance.

The new CP2816 Series ITF high-directivity couplers also enable quick adjustments to RF parameters and are ideal for use in high-frequency wireless applications extending throughout the telecommunications, commercial aerospace, military and defense, and automotive markets, including active antennas, base stations, emergency systems, mobile tactical radios, VHF and UHF radios, radar systems, and test equipment.

“Our new CP2816 Series integrated thin film high-directivity couplers satisfy growing market demand for small, high-power components optimized for microwave and RF systems,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “RF engineers are being challenged to design smaller, higher-power, and more densely populated circuits, and the new CP2816 Series couplers ensure that the transmitted power meets the specification in applications like these and prevent the power amplifiers from burning out due to return power.”

The new CP2816 Series ITF high-directivity couplers feature nickel land grid array (LGA) terminations equipped with a lead-free solder coating that’s compatible with automated or manual soldering processes include reflow, wave, and vapor phase. They’re also RoHS compliant, compatible with IATF 16949, manufactured in an ISO-9001 facility, and packaged on tape and reel for reliable assembly.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new CP2816 Series High-Directivity Couplers and its complete portfolio of high-directivity couplers, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has successfully developed the world’s first^*1 compact, high-capacity multilayer ceramic chip capacitor (MLCC) with an industry-leading capacitance value of 47µF in the 0402-inch size^*2 (1.0mm x 0.5mm). Mass production scheduled to start in December 2025.

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is driving a surge in demand for smartphones equipped with generative AI and AI servers. Additionally, as data processing technology becomes more advanced, the number of integrated components is increasing. Consequently, there is a growing need for ultra-compact components that allow for efficient component mounting within limited board space. In the case of MLCCs, which are extensively used in these electronic devices, there is a strong expectation for further miniaturization and increased capacitance. At the same time, there is a demand for high reliability in components used in harsh temperature environments due to heat generation and other factors.

The ‘0402-inch size’^*2 MLCC developed by our company is the most widely adopted size for smartphones and wearable devices. Through KYOCERA AVX’s unique material and process technologies, we have achieved further thinning of the dielectric and internal electrodes, successfully expanding the capacitance per unit by approximately 2.1 times compared to our previous product (22μF) of the same size. This contributes significantly to securing the necessary capacitance and reducing the number of components. Moreover, high heat resistance up to +105°C ensures high reliability in harsh temperature environments, such as AI servers.

KYOCERA AVX will continue to advance product development in its electronic components business to meet market needs, contributing to the miniaturization and enhanced functionality of devices such as smartphones and AI servers.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

• ^*1 Regarding MLCCs in the ‘0402’ size. As of February 2025, according to Kyocera’s research
• ^*2 EIA Inch Code

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 10, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is proud to join the STMicroelectronics Partner Program and make its antenna products and services accessible to ST customers.

STMicroelectronics (ST) is a global leader in semiconductor technology designed to serve customers throughout the electronics industry — extending from the automation, power, and energy segments to the smart mobility and autonomous things segments. Its ST Partner Program helps these customers overcome design challenges, capitalize on opportunities, accelerate development cycles, and support a more sustainable world by providing them with a carefully and continually vetted collection of industry partners that offer complementary, quality products that enhance ST’s broad product portfolio and simplify the design of end-to-end solutions.

KYOCERA AVX has collaborated with the STMicroelectronics engineering team on several antenna validation and implementation projects in recent years and passed the initial certification process required to join the ST Partner Program almost a year ago now. Since then, the two companies have further expanded their collaboration. KYOCERA AVX and STMicroelectronics will be co-exhibiting in the Arrow Electronics Booth (4A-342) at Embedded World this week (March 11–13, 2025) and are also collaborating on new products slated for market release later this year.

“KYOCERA AVX is a leading global supplier of innovative antenna solutions that utilize a variety of materials, accommodate a wide range of standard and custom configurations, and support major frequency bands and broad utility, extending from external indoor and outdoor applications to embedded on- and off-board designs,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing – Antennas at KYOCERA AVX. “We also provide customers with comprehensive, cutting-edge design support, and this combination of products, services, and expertise allows us to complement the ST product ecosystem in support of ST customers.”

Carmen continued, “As our collaboration has grown and strengthened, we’ve helped ST customers enhance the connectivity performance of their devices and expedite their time to market by customizing antennas for ST’s modules, supporting the implementation of standard antennas in reference designs, and conducting pre-certification testing for validation, and we’re excited to see our close collaboration continue to evolve.”

“KYOCERA AVX’s knowledge of the ST portfolio and extensive product and service expertise can help our customers overcome design challenges and shorten development cycles,” said Alessandro Maloberti, Partner Ecosystem Director, STMicroelectronics. “The initial certification and periodic vetting of ST Authorized Partners has helped us build a strong ecosystem of more than 300 trusted and proven suppliers capable of providing our customers with advanced technologies and value-added services that will enhance their designs and accelerate their time to market.”

“The ST Partner Program allows us to expand on our many strengths by drawing on the strengths of industry partners with complementary expertise,” said Sylvain Raynaud, Product Line Marketing Manager – STMicroelectronics. “Certifying KYOCERA AVX as an ST Authorized Partner made a wide variety of proven products and services — including standard and custom antennas, active antenna systems, and testing, consulting, and simulation services — readily available to ST customers looking to maximize their device connectivity and overcome connectivity challenges. This collaboration also allows us to streamline and enhance our end-to-end design solutions and help customers shorten their design cycles.”

To learn more about KYOCERA AVX, STMicroelectronics, the ST Partner Program, and the KYOCERA AVX/ST collaboration, please visit the links embedded here or visit KYOCERA AVX and STMicroelectronics at the Arrow Electronics booth (4A-342) at Embedded World this week (March 11–13, 2025). There, visitors can expect to learn more about

• KYOCERA AVX Bluetooth chip antennas and Bluetooth on- or off-ground antennas for STM32WB55 LE Audio
• KYOCERA AVX external and PCB broadband LTE/LPWA antennas for ST87M01 NB-IoT modules
• KYOCERA AVX ultra-small chip antennas and external 868/915MHz antennas for STM32WL3 Sub-GHz

Embedded World attendees can also learn more about KYOCERA AVX antennas by visiting the KYOCERA AVX booth (3-329)

For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 27, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts.

Designed to provide full connector functionality in a miniature, low-profile, single-contact form factor that supports flexible PCB placement, the new 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts help OEMs across industries reduce size and costs without compromising performance.

These high-strength, UL-approved copper alloy contacts are currently available with three deflected height profiles spanning 1.00mm to 3.75mm to maximize application suitability and with up to 0.4µm of gold plating to maximize signal integrity, reliability, and durability. They’re also designed to ruggedly withstand up to 50g of shock, 2.7g of random vibration, and 2,500 mating cycles and supplied in tape and reel for easy SMT assembly. The series is rated for up to 6A, 600VACRMS or the DC equivalent, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C.

Ideal applications include rugged, industrial handheld and portable devices, board-to-board connections in traditional power or signal applications, and ground connections between PCBs or housings.

“The new 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts provide superior flexibility and performance in a space-saving, economical single-contact form factor that reliably maintains connections even when exposed to extreme shock and vibration,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “They’re also the smallest spring contacts on the market for portable battery connectors.”

“These new connectors are based on our field-proven 9155 Series ultra-low-profile single compression contacts and backed by more than 30 years of experience designing and developing individual compression contacts that deliver full connector functionality and performance in a wide range of industrial, consumer, medical, automotive, and marine applications, including robotics, mobile phones, tablets, wearables, and portable glucose meters,” he continued. “So, we’re very excited to release them to market, where they’re sure to help OEMs overcome several common design challenges.”

For more information about the new 9258-100 Series spring-finger board-to-board compression contacts or the complete STRIPT portfolio of UL-certified KYOCERA AVX contacts, including other board-to-board battery and stacker compression contacts, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics, DigiKey, Farnell, Future, or TTI. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 5, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released a new version of its SpiCAT online simulation software dedicated to supercapacitors.

SpiCAT online simulation software makes it easy for engineers to identify the unique characteristics of a wide variety of KYOCERA AVX components, including multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), polymer, tantalum, and niobium capacitors, multilayer varistors (MLVs), negative-temperature-coefficient (NTC) thermistors, and — now — supercapacitors.

Supercapacitors are electrochemical double layer capacitors that strike a beneficial balance between the capabilities of electronic or dielectric capacitors (such as ceramic, tantalum, film, and aluminum electrolytic capacitors) and batteries — namely excellent pulse power handling characteristics resulting from the combination of very high capacitance and very low ESR. These unique large-energy-storage devices can be used by themselves or in conjunction with primary or secondary batteries to extend back-up time, lengthen battery life, and provide instantaneous power pulses in power backup, hold-up, energy harvesting, peak power assist, pulse power, and battery applications in the industrial, energy, telecommunications, automotive, transportation, and medical industries.

The new SpiCAT SpiSCAP online simulation software for KYOCERA AVX supercapacitors makes it easy for engineers to evaluate and select SCC and SCM Series supercapacitors optimized for their applications’ discharge requirements. Based on criteria including:

• Initial and end-of-life capacitance values, the latter of which is defined as exhibiting 70% of rated capacitance and 200% ESR
• Initial and final voltage
• Constant current, constant power, or constant resistance modes
• Power (W)
• Duration time

Users can identify recommended supercapacitor solutions ranging from single cells and modules to series and parallel combinations of parts and enjoy one-click access to detailed information about the proposed solutions, including physical and electrical characteristics, input values, part number explanations, and even interactive voltage and current vs. time graphs.

KYOCERA AVX supercapacitors, including SCC and SCM Series supercapacitors and supercapacitor modules, provide engineers with a number of practical advantages, such as:

• Capacitance values extending from 0.47F to 3,000F, depending on the series
• High pulse power and large energy storage capabilities
• Very low ESR and low leakage current ratings
• Reliable performance and long lifetimes when designed-in properly
• Support for series and parallel configurations capable of achieving custom working voltage and capacitance ratings
• Faster charge/discharge cycles, better performance over a wider range of rated operating temperatures (-40°C to +65°C at rated voltage or +85°C with appropriate derating), and superior cycle life compared to batteries
• The ability to extend primary and secondary battery lifetimes by a minimum of 2x on average
• The option of bent leads, custom wiring, connectors, and solder/weld terminals
• Rugged designs, including high-reliability, moisture-resistant models and automotive-grade options qualified to AEC-Q200
• Competitive pricing
• Favorable lead-times
• Manufacturing ownership and supply chain confidence
• Highly experienced engineering and technical support services

These unique characteristics also enable broad application suitability. KYOCERA AVX supercapacitors are ideal for emergency memory and power backup, battery supplement, peak power assist, and pulse power applications in

• Automation, robotics, and smart metering equipment
• Engine and motor starters
• Uninterruptible power supplies
• Wind turbines
• Mobile communications (GSM), radio (GPRS), telemetry, wireless alarm, emergency lighting, and hybrid systems
• Handheld controllers and scanners
• Electronic locks
• Wearables

“Supercapacitors, like our SCC and SCM Series, provide a number of unique advantages over both electric and dielectric capacitors and batteries and help engineers in the industrial, energy, automotive, transportation, telecommunications, commercial building, and consumer electronics markets overcome common power challenges. So, we’re very excited to release the new SpiCAT SpiSCAP online simulation software to help them evaluate and select supercapacitor solutions optimized for their unique application demands,” said Jiri Machanicek, Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX Components – Europe.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s SpiCAT online engineering simulation software and its SCC and SCM Series supercapacitors, please click on the buttons below. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

C0G High Voltage MLCC in DCDC and OBC Applications
Written By: Robert Lu

Abstract:
This white paper discusses the advantages of C0G high voltage MLCCs when compared to film capacitors. Capacitance stability is a crucial element when choosing the right resonant capacitor for resonant circuits. Minimum variations with shifts in temperature, voltage, and frequency fluctuation are desirable. Although film capacitors provide a good option for certain applications, advances in MLCC technology have improved the performance of other capacitor dielectrics. In DC-DC/OBC applications, C0G High Voltage MLCCs can represent a more suitable option when compared to film capacitors, maintaining minimal capacitance variation with temperature and low dissipation factor at high frequencies.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 30, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, received a 2024 SPDEI Trophies award for distinguished performance in the passive components segment of the industrial electronics distribution industry.

The SPDEI Trophies awards are bestowed by the French Professional Union of Industrial Electronics Distribution, Syndicat Professionnel de la Distribution en Électronique Industrielle (SPDEI), and annually celebrate a select group of suppliers for the superior quality of their support for and collaboration with the industry.

The 2024 SPDEI Trophies awards marked the 28th annual celebration and were presented at the end of the organizations’ annual conference, which was held at the Automobile Club de France in Paris on December 3, 2024, and presented various assessments of and outlooks for the electronic components market in France, particularly within the railway sector. Sylvie Godebert, KYOCERA AVX Area Sales Manager and Point-of-Sale (POS) Manager – Paris, France, and Bruno Brucker, Country Manager of France-Benelux North Africa for KYOCERA AVX, were on-site to accept the award.

Evaluation criteria for the 2024 SPDEI Trophies awards included products, profitability, resources and support, and the traceability of designs. KYOCERA AVX was one of 26 total honorees spanning eight award categories — Digital Semiconductors, Analog Semiconductors, Wireless and Sensors, Display and Embedded, Passive Components, Electromechanical Components, Energy Conversion, and Connectors, Cables, and Accessories — and one of five honorees within the passive components category.

“We are very proud to have earned 2024 SPDEI Trophies award for exceptional performance in the passive components segment of the industrial electronics distribution industry,” said Pascal Dubois, Vice President of Sales – EMEA at KYOCERA AVX. “The SPDEI Trophies awards are awarded by our peers in the French distribution industry, which makes them especially meaningful, and this year’s award marks the second consecutive recognition of our commitment to quality and our successful teamwork, which is both validating and encouraging.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX passive components, including: capacitors, resistors, inductors, circuit protection, crystal devices, inductors, SAW devices, and thermistors, please visit the products page by clicking on the button below. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

About SPDEI
The French Professional Union of Industrial Electronics Distribution, Syndicat Professionnel de la Distribution en Électronique Industrielle (SPDEI) aims to promote the development of the profession in the economic, technical, and regulatory fields. It was founded in 1972 and is currently comprised of 24 member companies with nearly 700 employees covering all distribution professions and all company sizes.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 21, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released two new series of compact, thin-film band-pass filters engineered to deliver excellent RF performance in a wide range of high-power applications with crowded PCBs.

Designed to satisfy cross-market customer demand for small, high-power band-pass filters, the new BP1206 and BP2816 Series band-pass filters leverage the company’s proven, multilayer integrated thin-film (ITF) technology to deliver highly repeatable and reliable RF performance with low insertion loss, steep attenuation, sharp roll-off, low-noise, and high temperature stability. Both series also enable the quick and easy adjustment of RF parameters and feature ruggedly constructed compact, low-profile cases equipped with lead-free, solder-coated-nickel land grid array (LGA) terminations and compatible with automated assembly processes, including reflow, wave, and vapor phase soldering.

The new BP1206 and BP2816 Series Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters exhibit 8W continuous power handling and 50Ω characteristic impedance, are rated for operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +85°C, and support various frequency bands extending from 240–6,100MHz to satisfy the wide-ranging demands of high-frequency wireless systems in the telecommunications, military, aerospace, medical, and consumer electronics industries. Ideal applications for the two series include mobile communications devices, such as military and handheld radios; automatic vehicle locating (AVL), emergency services, and radar systems; and wireless LANs and test equipment.

• BP1206 Series Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters feature a miniature 1206 case that measures 3.10±0.10mm x 1.60±0.10mm x 0.60±0.30mm (L x W x H), support frequencies extending from 1,250–6,100MHz with excellent in-band performance, and exhibit out-of-band rejection values spanning -25 to -40dB. Ideal applications exclusive to the BP1206 Series include 5G and 6G LTE networks, base stations, antenna matching, and satellite communications.
• BP2816 Series Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters feature a compact 2816 case that measures 7.2±0.3mm x 4.2±0.2mm x a maximum of 1.2mm (L x W x H) and support frequencies extending from 240–1,260MHz. They also exhibit excellent in-band performance and out-of-band rejection values extending from -20 to -45dB. Ideal applications exclusive to the BP2816 Series include MRI machines.

“We’re very pleased to launch the new BP1206 and BP2816 Series Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters,” said Amir Kopelman, Technical Services Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “These new high-power band-pass filters leverage our proven integrated thin-film technology and high-accuracy filter processing methods to deliver highly repeatable and reliable RF performance engineered to meet the demands of high-frequency wireless applications extending throughout the telecommunications, military, aerospace, medical, and consumer electronics industries in ruggedized cases that are smaller and lower profile than competing technologies can achieve, which enables critical design flexibility in crowded PCBs.”

The new BP1206 and BP2816 Series Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters are manufactured in ISO-9001 facilities and 100% tested for electrical parameters and visual and mechanical characteristics. They exhibit high lot-to-lot and part-to-part repeatability, and each production lot is evaluated on a sample basis for static humidity (85°C and 85% relative humidity for 160 hours) and endurance (125°C for four hours). They are also both RoHS compliant and certified to IATF 16949 and are shipped on tape and reel packaging.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new BP1206 and BP2816 Series Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters and its thin-film filter portfolio, including other miniature, high-power, thin-film band-pass filters, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 14, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9140-000 Series two-piece STRIPT® crimp contacts.

Engineered to provide compact, reliable wire-to-board connections in commercial and transportation lighting, home appliance, consumer electronics, and industrial applications with space constraints ranging from densely populated boards to small form factors, the new 9140-000 Series features a UL-approved insulator-less design that utilizes the company’s industry-proven poke-home blade contact technology and measures just 4.6mm x 2.4mm x 1.2mm (L x W x H). In addition to being compact and low-profile, the new two-piece STRIPT crimp contacts are user friendly and reliable, featuring a polarized design that prevents mis-mating, proven poke-home contacts that provide up to 40N of retention force and require as little as 6N of insertion force, and a latch that maintains high-retention-force terminations in high-shock and -vibration environments.

The new 9140-000 Series two-piece STRIPT crimp contacts accommodate 22–28AWG wires and are rated for up to 8A, 600VACRMS or the DC equivalent, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They also feature pure-tin-plated copper alloy receptacles and tin-over-nickel plated brass blade contacts and comply with UL, REACH, and RoHS standards and regulations.

“We’re developed the new 9140-000 Series two-piece STRIPT crimp contacts to fill a gap in the market, so we’re very excited for their release,” said Nick Lee, Product Manager – Interconnect, KYOCERA AVX. “They’re the first two-piece crimp contacts in our STRIPT range and, compared to traditional two-piece crimp connectors, have smaller form factors, higher current ratings, and a unique combination of high retention force and low insertion force requirements.”

For more information about the new 9140-000 Series two-piece STRIPT crimp contacts, the STRIPT and poke-home contact portfolios, or the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX wire-to-board connectors, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics, DigiKey, and Future Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 7, 2025) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is co-exhibiting with its parent company, Kyocera Corporation, at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week.

CES is widely renowned as one of the world’s foremost tech events and has earned a reputation for presenting the industry’s boldest breakthroughs, sharpest minds, and most impactful brands and uniting key stakeholders committed to pioneering the future and transforming how we live.

In light of this, KYOCERA AVX and Kyocera Corporation are showcasing an extensive range of highly engineered component and device technologies designed to enable state-of-the-art solutions to the world’s most pressing and pervasive challenges.

Kyocera Corporation is showcasing a number of new products and technologies optimized for next-generation, high-reliability automotive, transportation, industrial automation, logistics, communications, and medical applications, including:

• A cutting-edge, High-Definition Aerial Display that uses curved mirrors and a variety of non-contact sensors to produce realistic, high-resolution floating images while minimizing physical space requirements and power consumption. CES attendees can experience the new display in a futuristic automotive navigation demonstration at the co-branded booth, #4816 in the Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility zone.
• A breakthrough AI-Based Depth Sensor that accurately measures challenging targets, including extremely small, shiny, and semi-transparent objects, with best-in-class resolution that’s 10 times more accurate than traditional monocular measurements and, in turn, helps users better contend with labor shortages and improve productivity. Ideal applications include helping robots sort tiny parts in industrial manufacturing operations, accurately measuring elements of the human body, identifying shiny metallic surgical instruments, and enabling the peripheral monitoring of transportation robots in logistics and retail operations.
• A groundbreaking new Underwater Wireless Optical Communication technology that delivers the world’s fastest underwater communication speeds — up to 2Gb/s — thanks to a combination of fast-response, semi-polar gallium nitride (GaN) lasers that enhance data communication capabilities by expanding optical bandwidth and unique beam shape propagation characteristics. In addition to being fast, this new optical communication technology is highly reliable and secure, capable of sending transmissions to specific receivers, and resistant to sunlight.
• A smart, contactless, Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) Sensing System that accurately detects even minute vibrations in vital sensing applications, including autonomous driving and health (e.g., heart rate) monitors.
• A mmWave Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology designed to replace mechanical-based LiDAR with 4D imaging radar to enable safer, more accurate autonomous driving capabilities, even in bad weather conditions, while minimizing cost.
• The versatile new Camera-LiDAR Fusion Sensor — the world’s first LiDAR sensor equipped with an integrated camera, an optical axis, and a unique MEMS mirror that delivers the world’s highest resolution and durability and enables the real-time superimposition of camera image data and LiDAR distance data for advanced object recognition. Ideal applications include ADAS, ships, and heavy machinery.
• A new Bifocal Mirror that displays enlarged images in the distance, making it easier for farsighted drivers to adjust their focus and clearly see their surroundings, and leverages augmented reality (AR) technology to better support safe driving by instantly displaying information recognized by the rearview camera in the mirror.

KYOCERA AVX is showcasing a selection of advanced components designed to enable next-generation technologies in a number of different industries. Featured components on display at CES 2025 include:

• Antennas optimized to facilitate wireless connectivity in a wide variety of applications extending throughout the automotive, industrial, IoT, consumer, medical, transportation, and networking industries, including high-reliability standard and ultra-small chip antennas rigorously tested to AEC-Q200 requirements, such as the A-Series all-in-one (LTE, GNSS, and NTN) embedded automotive broadband antennas and 2.4GHz automotive corner chip antennas.
• Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) that exhibit low parasitics, excellent EMI filtering capabilities, high capacitance values, and various voltage ratings over a wide temperature range and are available in chip, leaded, and stacked configurations in addition to unique geometries.
• The industry’s widest range of high-reliability tantalum capacitors, which includes the smallest case size, highest temperature, and lowest DCL MnO2 solid tantalum technologies available on the market.
• An award-winning portfolio of conductive, low-profile, lead- and halogen-free solid electrolytic polymer capacitors that exhibit excellent stability, high capacitance, low-ESR performance, and a benign failure mode under recommended use conditions — including the smallest, highest-voltage, and highest reliability polymer capacitors available on the market.
• Aluminum electrolytic chip capacitors that deliver high-CV, high endurance, and very low ESR performance in smaller packages than competing can-type aluminum capacitors and specialized conductive polymer and hybrid electrolytic versions that also exhibit higher tolerance for ripple currents, inrush currents, and high temperatures than standard versions.
• Low-, medium-, and high-power dry and oil-impregnated film capacitors based on polyester and polypropylene dielectrics that exhibit controlled self-healing capabilities, are engineered for power electronics applications rated for 75V to 100kV, and are ideal for applications ranging from DC filtering and semiconductor protection and tuning to discharge and high energy storage.
• Supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors that provide a unique combination of characteristics, including very high pulse power and capacitance densities.
• An extensive portfolio of high-quality sensing and control products that make engines more efficient, emissions cleaner, and cars safer and are designed and produced according to the stringent requirements of the global automotive industry.
• A variety of unique connectors based on industry-proven contact technology and proven to provide robust, performance-driven solutions in a wide range of harsh-environment applications, including the industry’s first dual-entry card-edge connectors, which also feature the company’s lowest above-board height profile.

For more information about the future-forward component and device technologies that KYOCERA AVX and Kyocera Corporation are showcasing and demonstrating at CES 2025, please visit the links embedded here or visit them at Booth #4816 in the Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility Zone in the West Hall. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 12, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, expanded its selection of CR Series high-power chip resistors with the addition of the industry’s highest power 0603 resistor.

CR Series high-power chip resistors are non-magnetic, RoHS compliant, qualified to MIL-PRF-55342, manufactured in ISO-9001 facilities, and proven to deliver high-reliability performance in a wide range of high-power and high-frequency applications. The new high-power 0603 resistors, which were developed to enable the miniaturization of RF power amplifiers, also address common size constraints and improve thermal management thanks to the use of a high-thermal-conductivity substrate and maximized heat sink grounding area.

CR Series high-power chip resistors feature proprietary thin film resistive elements, aluminum nitride substrates, and silver terminals. They are currently available in eight chip sizes extending from 0603 to 3737 with two standard resistive values (100Ω and 50Ω), capacitance values spanning 0.3pF to 6.0pF, a power handling capability of up to 250W, rated operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +150°C, and resistive tolerance as tight as ±2%. They are also available with non-standard values as low as 10Ω and as high as 200Ω and with standard tape and reel or anti-static waffle packaging. The new 0603 CR Series high-power chip resistor is rated for 0.3pF and up to 2.6W.

Ideal applications for CR Series high-power resistors extend throughout the communications, instrumentation, test and measurement, military, and defense markets and include high-power RF amplifiers, dummy loads, shunts used for power measurement, and discrete resistive baluns used for impedance matching.

“We’re thrilled to introduce the industry’s highest power 0603 resistor as part of our proven CR Series high-power resistor product line,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “These new miniaturized resistors will enable the continued miniaturization of products including RF power amplifiers that have long relied on larger components to satisfy power demands.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s CR Series high-power chip resistors or the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX high-power resistors, please click on the product button below. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics, DigiKey, and Richardson RFPD. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (November 11, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is showcasing its extensive range of e-mobility solutions at Electronica 2024, November 12–15 in Munich.

This biennial international event is widely regarded as the electronics industry’s foremost trade fair and presents the latest research, market and application trends, product innovations, and solutions pertaining to each of the expansive industry’s many segments, extending from passive components and semiconductors to assemblies and systems. Electronica 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the esteemed event, celebrates and further encourages the industry’s strides in paving the way for a sustainable, all-electric global society, and is expected to be the largest iteration to date, featuring more than 3,600 exhibitors and welcoming around 70,000 visitors.

KYOCERA AVX is exhibiting at booth 502 in hall B4 (B4.502). There, members of the company’s European sales, marketing, and field application engineering teams will be showcasing a variety of innovative components engineered to enable e-mobility applications and the industry’s global vision for a carbon-neutral future based on clean, renewable energy. The KYOCERA AVX exhibit will also feature product solutions ideal for use in high-reliability automotive, transportation, and communications applications. Featured applications include electric drive trains, wireless battery management systems (BMS), automated driver assistance systems (ADAS), tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), telematic control units (TCU), and in-vehicle communications, radar, LiDAR, fleet tracking, and smart entry systems. Featured products include:

• Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) that exhibit low parasitics, excellent EMI filtering capabilities, high capacitance values, and various voltage ratings over a wide temperature range and are available in chip, leaded, and stacked configurations in addition to unique geometries.
• The industry’s widest range of high-reliability tantalum capacitors, which includes the smallest case size, highest temperature, and lowest DCL MnO2 solid tantalum technologies available on the market.
• An award-winning portfolio of conductive, low-profile, lead- and halogen-free solid electrolytic polymer capacitors that exhibit stable, high capacitance, low-ESR performance and a benign failure mode under recommended use conditions and offers and include the smallest, highest-voltage, and highest reliability polymer capacitors available on the market.
• An extensive portfolio of high-quality sensing and control products that make engines more efficient, emissions cleaner, and cars safer and are designed and produced according to the stringent requirements of the global automotive industry.
• A variety of unique connectors based on industry-proven contact technology and proven to provide robust, performance-driven solutions in a wide range of harsh-environment applications, including the industry’s first dual-entry card-edge connectors, which also feature the company’s lowest above-board height profile.
• Cutting-edge crystal devices, including crystal units and crystal oscillators engineered to utilize the full capability of quartz crystals and optimized to support the continued evolution of IoT applications, including low-ESR and temperature-stable CT2016RS Series in-vehicle crystal units with thermistors for smart entry systems and compact, high-frequency, and noise-resistant differential output oscillators for ADAS.
• Various types of surface-mount surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices based on unique simulation and fine processing technologies, including SAW filters designed to allow or prevent specific frequencies from passing through an electrical circuit.
• RF and microwave components, extending from antennas, thin-film capacitors, single-layer capacitors, ultra-broadband capacitors, crossovers, diplexers, high-directivity directional couplers, and fuses — including Accu-Guard® II low-current fuses, which offer the lowest current ratings in compact, LGA-terminated packages — to inductors, low-pass and band-pass filters, and RF/microwave ceramic capacitors, including miniature (01005–0805) KGU Series C0G (NP0) ultra-low ESR, high-self-resonant frequency capacitors for communications applications.
• High-reliability standard and ultra-small chip antennas rigorously tested to AEC-Q200 requirements, including A-Series all-in-one (LTE, GNSS, and NTN) embedded automotive broadband antennas and 2.4GHz automotive corner chip antennas.
• Low-, medium-, and high-power dry and oil-impregnated film capacitors based on polyester and polypropylene dielectrics that exhibit controlled self-healing capabilities, are engineered for power electronics applications rated for 75V to 100kV, and are ideal for applications ranging from DC filtering and semiconductor protection and tuning to discharge and high energy storage.
• Supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors that provide a unique combination of characteristics, including very high pulse power and capacitance densities.

For more information about the extensive KYOCERA AVX portfolio of innovative electronic components engineered to enable e-mobility, automotive, transportation, and communications applications and on display at Electronica 2024, please visit the links embedded here or visit booth B4.502. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Global platform for the embedded community

The embedded world Exhibition & Conference provides a global platform and a place to meet for the entire embedded community, including leading experts, key players and industry associations. It offers unprecedented insight into the world of embedded systems, from components and modules to operating systems, hardware and software design, M2M communication, services, and various issues related to complex system design. Its expertise and sharp focus on technologies, processes and future-oriented products make it unparalleled in international comparisons – and THE must-attend event for developers, system architects, product managers and technical management.

Dates	November 4th – 6th, 2025
Location	Anaheim, California
Official Website	embedded-world-na.com/
KYOCERA AVX Booth Number	TBD
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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 30th, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, expanded its line of vertical card-edge connectors with the release of the new 9159-800 Series dual-entry card-edge connectors — the industry’s first dual-entry card-edge connectors and the lowest-profile card-edge connectors in the KYOCERA AVX portfolio.

Engineered to satisfy growing cross-market demand for card-edge connectors and persistent cross-market demand for compact, space-saving connectors, the new 9159-800 Series dual-entry card-edge connectors have a novel, compact form factor equipped with 4–20 of the company’s field-proven, high-strength beryllium copper compression contacts arranged in two rows with a tight 1mm pitch. The series’ gold-plated compression contacts enable easy, solderless installation and exhibit excellent current-carrying capacity for their size — up to 2A per contact. They also exhibit low contact resistance and deliver high-reliability electrical and mechanical performance ideally suited for use in harsh environments. In addition, the series’ unique design supports both top- and bottom-entry mating configurations to deliver broad application suitability and recessed through-board mounting to deliver the industry’s lowest above-board height profile — just 3.5mm.

Ideal applications for these small-form-factor, dual-entry, vertical card-edge connectors extend throughout the automotive, transportation, industrial manufacturing, consumer electronics, and white goods industries and include automotive infotainment systems and body electronics, automation equipment, sensors, light curtains, smart home systems, and major appliances.

The new 9159-800 Series dual-entry card-edge connectors have white, glass-filled, high-temperature, flame retardant (UL94 V-0), and halogen-free insulators equipped with stop shoulders to ensure proper pad positioning and 4–20 high-strength gold- and tin-over-nickel-plated beryllium copper compression contacts rated for up to 2A per contact and 50-cycle durability. They’re rated for up to 150VACRMS or the DC equivalent and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C and designed to mate with 1.6mm-thick PCBs with gold-plated pads, provided that they’re not metal core PCBs. They are also UL and RoHS compliant and supplied on tape and reel packaging for automated processing.

“We are thrilled to extend our vertical card-edge connector product portfolio with the addition of the new 9159-800 Series dual-entry card-edge connectors,” said Marc Actis, Senior Marketing Manager – Interconnect, KYOCERA AVX. “Our card-edge connector products are backed by decades of cutting-edge research and development and field-proven performance in a wide variety of applications extending throughout multiple industries. Over the last five years, we’ve seen growing interest in card-edge connectors from customers in multiple industries, and this latest addition to our portfolio offers these customers an unbeatable combination of space savings, flexibility, and performance.”

For more information about the new 9159-800 Series dual-entry card-edge connectors or the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX vertical card-edge connectors, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics and DigiKey. To requests additional testing, different colored insulators, or different pin counts, please contact perrin.hardee@kyocera-avx.com. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 7, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the innovative new surface-mount, on-ground, ultra-wideband (UWB) LDS Tulip antenna (9002305L0-L01K) for 6.0–8.5GHz applications to market at Embedded World North America today.

While introduced at Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany, on April 9, 2024, where an independent judging panel of esteemed electronics specialists and industry thought leaders selected it as the recipient of a 2024 Electronics Specifier Electronics Excellence Award, stock — including samples — was just made available through DigiKey and Mouser.

The novel new UWB LDS Tulip antenna is manufactured using laser direct structuring (LDS) technology. This process allows KYOCERA AVX to create conductive traces on complex 3D structures with unique patterns and develop antennas that deliver numerous advantages, including substantial space and weight savings, unparalleled precision and accuracy, and optimized performance. As a result, the new Tulip antenna functions as both an on-board and on-ground antenna characterized by an omnidirectional radiation pattern with outstanding 360° phase stability, constant group delay, and linear polarization — all of which play a crucial role in signal reconstruction and further improve the accuracy of low-energy, short-range, and high-bandwidth UWB systems.

Its superior group delay and phase distribution characteristics improve the accuracy of the phase difference of arrival (PDoA), which translates into improved system-level services, such as angle of arrival (AoA) and time of flight (ToF), maximizes the precision of device localization in space, and ensures secure communication with said device. Further, given its on-ground capabilities, it can be placed anywhere on a PCB, including the middle of the board and over metal, enabling enhanced design flexibility compared to strictly off-ground antennas, which require ground clearance and, as such, are placed along the perimeters of PCBs.

The UWB LDS Tulip antenna has a small form factor that measures 6.40 x 6.40 x 5.58mm, weighs ~0.1g, and supports SMT pick-and-place assembly. It is also compliant with the latest versions of the RoHS and REACH regulations and optimized for 6.0–8.5GHz UWB applications, such as smart city, mobility, retail, asset tracking, healthcare, fitness, security, handheld, and connectivity operations, including telematics and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

“LDS technology allowed us to develop a compact ultra-wideband antenna with a constant phase that delivers unparallelled accuracy in UWB systems and cannot be replicated by traditional stamped metal or flexible printed circuit antennas,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing for Antennas at KYOCERA AVX. “The ability to integrate complex mechanical designs in miniature 3D shapes allows us to optimize antenna size, performance, and emissions in even extremely small and oddly shaped designs, satisfy customer and regulatory specifications more easily, and help customers in various segments of the rapidly expanding smart technology industry improve time-to-market.”

When installed on a 40 x 40mm PCB, the UWB LDS Tulip antenna typically exhibits 2ns maximum group delay, 4.3dBi peak gain, 2W continuous wave (CW) power handling, and 61% average efficiency.

The antenna is also patented and produced in South Korea.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new on-board and on-ground ultra-wideband LDS Tulip antenna (9002305L0-L01K) for 6.0–8.5GHz applications, please visit the links embedded throughout the text or, if you’re attending Embedded World North America, visit KYOCERA AVX at Booth 2123-D. To order, please visit Mouser and DigiKey. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 25, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors, which are packed with features designed to make them an attractive alternative to traditional splicing solutions.

The new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors utilize insulation displacement contact (IDC) technology, which is more efficient, economical, robust, reliable, and durable than traditional hand-crimp and hand-solder connection technology. IDC connectors don’t require users to strip wires prior to termination and are quick and easy to terminate without any special tooling, which saves time and money. They establish cold-welded, gas-tight connections and have been tested and proven to withstand common levels of shock, vibration, and temperature cycling. The series is also compatible with potting processes, which can further enhance its resistance to shock and vibration — as well as moisture, corrosive agents, and aging — and virtually eliminate the maintenance and repair requirements and costs associated with traditional splice connectors.

Another advantage of the new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors is flexibility. These connectors have a compact form factor designed to fit in spaces that competing solutions can’t. When terminated, they measure just 8.0 x 7.8 x 7.2mm. They also accept solid and stranded wires, support a mixed combination of wire gauges ranging from 18–24AWG, enables easy in-field installation, and — unlike competing inline-only solutions — allow for wire insertion from one or both sides.

Ideal applications for the new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors include a broad range of electronic systems and devices in the industrial, lighting, consumer, automotive, and oil and gas industries.

The new KYOCERA AVX 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors are rated for up at 13A per contact, 300VACRMS or the DC equivalent, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They feature white, UL94 V-0 glass-filled thermoplastic housings with wire entry diameters etched into the top, lead-free, tin-over-nickel-plated phosphor bronze contacts, and housing caps with wire gauge measurements etched into the top and colors that correspond to various combinations of wire gauges.

“We developed the new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors to help customers in the industrial, lighting, consumer, automotive, and oil and gas industries achieve more flexible, efficient, economical, robust, reliable, and durable splice connections than traditional hand-crimped and hand-soldered splice connectors can provide — especially in environments exposed to hazards including shock, vibration, and temperature cycling,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “Their small form factor, ease of use, robust, high-reliability IDC contacts, unique in-line and same-side design wire insertion design, excellent wire retention strength, high temperature resistance, electrical ratings, and compatibility with potting processes make them well suited for use in a variety of applications in various industries.”

For more information about the new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors or the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX wire-to-wire connectors, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit Mouser Electronics, DigiKey, TTI, and Future Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Slim GPS Ceramic Patch Antenna

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KYOCERA AVX 9003160 slim GPS Ceramic Patch Antenna delivers on the key needs of device designers for higher functionality with only 2mm height, allowing thinner designs. These innovative antennas provide compelling advantages for GPS enabled M2M applications such as vehicle tracking.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (August 27, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new ultra-low-ESR KGU Series C0G (NP0) RF multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs).

Inspired by growing communications market demand for smaller RF capacitors that deliver repeatable RF performance, the new KGU Series RF MLCCs pack multiple performance advantages optimized for communications applications into four miniature EIA chip sizes ranging from 01005 to 0805. The series features Class I C0G (NP0) ceramic dielectric materials, which are one of the most stable capacitor dielectrics available — exhibiting a temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC) of 0±30ppm/°C and essentially zero voltage coefficient, and base metal electrodes made of copper plated with a tin/nickel alloy, which deliver high capacitance-voltage (CV) capabilities in small case sizes. It also exhibits ultra-low equivalent series resistance (ESR), high power, high Q, high self-resonant frequencies (SRF), and tight tolerances — all of which are beneficial for countless communications applications.

KGU Series RF MLCCs are currently available in four miniature EIA chip sizes (01005, 0402, 0603, and 0805) and rated for 16–250V, 0.1–100pF, tolerances as low as ±0.05pF, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. Ideal applications for the series include filter networks, matching networks, high-Q frequency sources, and tuning, coupling, bypass, and DC blocking circuits in cellular base stations, 802.11 Wi-Fi networks, subscriber-based wireless devices, and broadband wireless, satellite communications, and public safety radio systems.

Additional features of the new KGU Series RF MLCCs include RoHS compliance, resistance to thermal shock, long lifetime performance, a lack of both aging and piezoelectric effects, and tape and reel packaging for automated assembly.

“Our new KGU Series C0G (NP0) RF MLCCs provide customers in the communications market with a collection of performance characteristics optimized to satisfy their application demands, including ultra-low ESR, high repeatability, high power, high Q, high SRF, tight tolerances, and miniature EIA chip sizes,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX.

For more information about the new ultra-low-ESR KGU Series C0G (NP0) RF MLCCs or the complete KYOCERA AVX portfolio of RF and microwave capacitors, please click the product button below. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser Electronics, and Richardson RFPD. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

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The low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite market continues to change rapidly and is driven by multiple trends, the most impactful of which is a significant increase in the production of LEO satellites. End-user demand for LEO satellites is growing due to the expansion of newer, single-satellite applications, like Earth observation missions, as well as the growing use of LEO satellite constellations, which offer reduced latency, broader coverage, improved reliability, and potentially even lower costs compared to geostationary satellite platforms.

Another trend fueling the growth of the LEO satellite market is the evolution of their design. Today’s LEO satellites have been turbocharged with technologies ranging from cutting-edge semiconductors and advanced passive components to off-the-shelf, flight-tested subsystems ready for integration into end-user designs. Launch delivery service options are also expanding, enabling the reliable delivery of hardware into orbit.

Article Highlights

• High-CV MLCCs For LEO Flight Designs
• Component-Level Rapid Development Flight Design Challenges
• New High-CV MLCCs For Rapid LEO Satellite Development
• New COTS Bulk Capacitors For LEO Satellites

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (July 15, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has expanded its line of KAM Series automotive MLCCs with the addition of 20 new components.

Manufactured using miniaturization and high-capacity atomization technologies developed for smartphones and materials proven to maintain high-reliability performance in automotive environments, KAM Series automotive MLCCs are available in an extensive range of case sizes, capacitance values, and voltage ratings optimized for use in small, densely packed automotive circuits with fast processing speeds. These compact and lightweight surface-mount components minimize board space requirements and deliver capacitance values high enough to reduce capacitor component counts, both of which are essential to helping automotive engineers overcome some of the many challenges posed by evolving electric vehicle (EV), advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and automated driving system (ADS) designs.

KAM Series automotive MLCCs are designed, manufactured, and tested to ensure that they meet the high quality and reliability standards of automotive industry applications. They are compliant with the AEC-Q200 Stress Test Qualification for Passive Components standard, manufactured in IATF, QS9000, and VDA 6.4-approved facilities, and continuously tested in quality assurance (QA) laboratories to ensure superior quality and performance. QA methods include 100% visual inspection, increased sampling for accelerated wave soldering, and lot-by-lot reliability testing. All KAM Series automotive MLCCs are also RoHS compliant and designed to be operated below the rated voltage.

The latest expansion of the KAM Series automotive MLCCs includes 20 new components. The new releases are available in four case sizes (0201, 0402, 0603, and 0805) with thicknesses extending from 0.33mm to 1.45mm, nickel/tin terminations, two dielectrics (X7R and X7T), four voltage ratings (4, 6.3, 10, and 16V), capacitance values extending from 0.1–22µF (±10%), and 7” reels loaded with paper or embossed plastic tape.

Ideal applications for the new KAM Series automotive MLCCs include electric vehicle (EV), automated driver assistance system (ADAS), and automated driving system (ADS) engine control units (ECUs), powertrains, central gateway (CGW) communication nodes, cluster heads-up displays (HUDs), door control units (DCUs), cameras, radar, LiDAR, memory, CPU/MPU decoupling, and other low-voltage safety systems with space constraints and high capacitance demands. They are also well suited for use in high-reliability applications outside of the automotive industry.

With this latest extension, the KAM Series automotive MLCCs is now available with nine case sizes (0201, 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, 1210, 1808, 1812, and 2220), two termination styles (nickel/tin and FLEXITERM), six dielectrics (C0G/NP0, X7R, X7T, X8R, X8L, and X8G), 16 voltages extending from 4V to 3,000V, capacitance values extending from 0.5pF to 22µF, eight capacitance tolerances spanning¬ ±0.1pF to ±20%, and 7” and 13” reels loaded with paper or embossed plastic tape. As such, KAM Series MLCCs are also well suited for use in hybrid automotive battery control, inverter, converter, motor control, and water pump applications; on-engine automotive applications; hybrid electric commercial applications, including emergency circuits, sensors, and temperature regulation devices; oil exploration applications; and other applications with a 150°C operating requirement.

“KYOCERA AVX has been a trusted supplier of automotive MLCCs for several decades and is very proud to introduce the new small-case-size, high-capacitance-value, wide-voltage-range, and AEC-Q200-qualified KAM Series automotive MLCCs to market,” said Kensuke Ikeda, Senior Manager – MLCC Development, KYOCERA Corporation. “The number of MLCCs mounted in circuits related to EV, ADAS, and autonomous driving systems is steadily increasing, accelerating market demand for miniature components, and the voltage ratings of the ICs employed in these systems is decreasing, driving new demand for low-voltage MLCCs. Our evolving line of KAM Series capacitors satisfy these market demands. For example, when 5VDC is applied to our 0805 X7R dielectric MLCC rated for 10V and 10µF, it maintains 86.3% of its capacitance due to excellent DC bias characteristics. In addition, KAM Series MLCCs are precision engineered, manufactured, and tested to provide optimal solutions for EV, AD, and ADAS circuits and will continue to satisfy evolving automotive market demands with future series extensions.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new KAM Series automotive MLCCs, please click product details button below. To order, please visit Arrow, DigiKey, Mouser, Future, and TTI. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Global platform for the embedded community

The embedded world Exhibition & Conference provides a global platform and a place to meet for the entire embedded community, including leading experts, key players and industry associations. It offers unprecedented insight into the world of embedded systems, from components and modules to operating systems, hardware and software design, M2M communication, services, and various issues related to complex system design. Its expertise and sharp focus on technologies, processes and future-oriented products make it unparalleled in international comparisons – and THE must-attend event for developers, system architects, product managers and technical management.

Dates	October 8th – 10th, 2024
Location	Austin, Texas
Official Website	embedded-world-na.com/
KYOCERA AVX Booth Number	2123-D
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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (June 26, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9289-000 Series waterproof wire-to-wire connectors, which are designed to deliver economical, space-saving, user-friendly, and high-reliability IP67 connections in a variety of industrial, transportation, commercial, and consumer electronics applications.

These new single-piece, three-position waterproof wire-to-wire connectors are the sixth poke-home wire-to-wire connector series in the KYOCERA AVX portfolio but the first waterproof connectors in the range, as well as the first waterproof KYOCERA AVX connectors to feature its industry-proven poke-home contact technology.

Engineered to simplify, speed-up, and error-proof the termination process for a broad range of power and signal applications that require waterproof connections, the new 9289-000 Series waterproof wire-to-wire connectors enable simple, tool-free strip-and-poke-home wire insertion and twist-and-pull wire extraction for both solid and stranded wires, which facilitates quick, easy, accurate, and economical in-field connections with IP67 protection. The series features transparent polycarbonate insulators that allow installers to visually confirm wire positioning and ensure proper insertion and single-piece phosphor bronze contacts with tin-over-nickel plating and high-force contact beams that provide superior mechanical stability and maximum-strength wire retention in addition to integral wire-stops that prevent over insertion. It also offers space and cost savings compared to two-piece wire-to-wire connectors that require contact crimping and subassembly.

The new 9289-000 Series waterproof wire-to-wire connectors are rated for up to 10A, up to 1,000VACRMS or the DC equivalent, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +80°C and facilitate IP67 connections for 16AWG wire with outer diameters spanning 2.0–2.2mm or 3.0–3.2mm. They are also UL approved and RoHS compliant and ideal for applications including factory automation equipment, outdoor recreational vehicles, transportation lighting, horticulture lighting, other outdoor power and lighting applications, home appliances, and drones. Parts are packaged in bulk in quantities of 200 pieces per bag, and variants with other contact counts and wire sizes are available upon request.

“We’re thrilled to introduce our first waterproof poke-home connectors,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “The new 9289-000 Series single-piece, poke-home waterproof wire-to-wire connectors fill a gap in the industrial, transportation, commercial, and consumer electronics markets by facilitating quick, easy, accurate, economical, and space-saving in-field connections with IP67 protection, superior mechanical stability, and maximum wire retention strength for both solid and stranded wires.”

For more information about the new 9289-000 Series waterproof wire-to-wire connectors, other poke-home wire-to-wire connectors, and the complete portfolio of KYOCERA AVX wire-to-wire connectors, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser Electronics, and Future Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (June 18, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, launched the new 9169-000 Series single-piece wire-to-board card-edge connectors.

The new 9169-000 Series wire-to-board card-edge connectors combine two field-proven solderless contact technologies that make it easy to establish high-integrity connections and deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance in harsh-environment automotive, transportation, and solid-state lighting, industrial, and consumer electronics applications: insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) for reliable cold-welded, gas-tight wire-to-connector terminations and beryllium copper (BeCu) compression contacts for high-reliability wire-to-board terminations. These new connectors also feature a locating rib for polarization, which prevents PCB insertion errors, and board-locking latches on both sides, which reinforces their mechanical retention strength.

The new 9169-000 Series is available with 2–10 contacts that are on a 2.5mm pitch, equipped with gold or pure tin plating on the nose area, and designed to terminate 22–28AWG solid or stranded wires and 1.6mm-thick PCBs with gold- or tin-plated pads. It’s also available with glass-filled, UL94 V-0 polyamide 66 (PA66) insulators in eight different colors: white, black, orange, green, red, yellow, blue, and brown. In terms of performance, it’s rated for 100VACRMS or the DC equivalent, up to 3A for variants with 2–6 contacts (U.S. UL), up to 2A for variants with 7–10 contacts, and 10 cycles in operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +130°C, and it’s also UL approved.

“KYOCERA AVX has been producing IDC and compression contact technology for more than 50 years and always uses beryllium copper as the base material to ensure durability and reliability throughout the product lifecycle,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “Our new 9169-000 Series single-piece wire-to-board card-edge connectors utilize both of these proven solderless contact technologies, which makes them quick and easy to install and ensures high-reliability, high-signal-integrity performance, and leverage polarization and locking mechanisms to ensure proper card insertion and robust retention in harsh-environment automotive, transportation, and solid-state lighting applications, industrial applications, and consumer electronics applications, including appliances.”

In addition, customers who require more flexibility than the nine standard pin counts (2–10) and four standard wire gauges (22– 28AWG) provide can reach out to the KYOCERA AVX team to request custom pin counts and pitches and additional application testing.

For more information about the new 9169-000 Series single-piece wire-to-board card-edge connectors and the complete KYOCERA AVX portfolio of wire-to-board connectors, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Assessing the Benefits of Tantalum Capacitors in Electronic Detonator Applications
Written By: John Lee

Abstract:

Electronic detonators have revolutionized explosive applications by allowing precise control over detonation timing, increased safety, and improved efficiency. Since capacitors are indispensable in electronic detonators, choosing the right capacitor is crucial for ensuring system robustness. The emergence of Tantalum (MnO2) Capacitors has been a gamechanger. Tantalum capacitors offer excellent electrical characteristics and robust reliability, making them suitable for electronic detonator applications. This whitepaper delves into essential parameters for choosing capacitors, focusing on the benefits of integrating Tantalum capacitors.

Electronic detonators are devices utilized for initiating explosive charges. Unlike conventional fuse-based detonators, electronic detonators offer precise timing, increased safety, and improved performance in various mining, construction, and defense applications. They are designed using intricate electronic circuits that require consistent power delivery to operate effectively. Electronic detonators provide microsecond precision, unlike mechanically or chemically initiated detonators (blasting caps). This enhanced precision leads to better fragmentation, lower ground vibration, and improved safety. The delay time can be programmed into the detonator, offering flexibility for different blasting scenarios. The consistent energy provided by the power source minimizes the chance of misfires. Eliminating external lead wires and offering remote detonation capabilities reduce the risk to personnel.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (April 24, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, announced that its TWA Series axial-leaded, hermetically sealed wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors have undergone additional qualification testing to MIL-PRF-39006, FSC 5910 and detail specification sheet MIL-PRF-39006/33, and have had their failure rate extended to include Level P (i.e., 0.1% per 1,000 hours). As a result, the revision of the Qualified Parts List (QPL) 39006 indicates failure rate levels M and P for these products.

KYOCERA AVX’s TWA Series capacitors on the MIL-PRF-39006 QPL (TWA M39006 Series capacitors) are designed to deliver high-reliability, high-CV performance in harsh environment military, defense, avionics, and industrial applications, including satellites, DC/DC power supplies, power converters, bulk energy storage, and pule power circuits. They have a cylindrical, axial-leaded case with a hermetically sealed welded tantalum can and header assembly that ruggedly withstands environmental hazards including shock, vibration, and temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C, as well as a unique cathode system that provides impressively high CV/cc and stable electrical parameters.

Qualified parts are now available in T3 and T4 case sizes with M-level or P-level reliability (i.e., failure rates of 1% or 0.1% per 1,000 hours, respectively), capacitance values spanning 470–1800µF, and voltage ratings ranging from 25–75V. TWA M39006 Series capacitors also exhibit low DC leakage (5–12µA at +25°C and 20–50µA at +85°C and +125°C) and low ESR (0.5–0.9Ω max. at 120Hz), and are all manufactured at the KYOCERA AVX facility in Lanškroun, Czech Republic, which is qualified to the IATF 16949:2016 quality management system for the design, manufacture, and assembly of tantalum and niobium oxide electrolytic capacitors. Lead-time for the series is currently 18 weeks.

“Qualified parts are critical components of high-reliability systems, so we’re proud of our latest additions to the MIL-PRF-39006 QPL. Our TWA M39006 Series wet tantalum capacitors provide stable, high-reliability, high-CV performance proven to withstand a range of mechanical, electrical, and environmental challenges over long lifetimes, which directly contributes to reduced maintenance requirements and lower total systems costs,” said Allen Mayar, Global Product Manager, Electrolytic Capacitors, at KYOCERA AVX. “In order to extend these benefits to an even greater number of high-reliability applications in critical market areas, we will continue to subject additional capacitance values, voltage ratings, and case sizes to MIL-PRF-39006 qualification testing to further extend the series’ presence on the QPL.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s TWA M39006 Series axial-leaded, hermetically sealed wet tantalum capacitors, including the product datasheet, which will continue to be updated as qualification expands, please click product details button below. To order, please visit Arrow Electronics, Digi-Key Electronics, Farnell, Future Electronics, Mouser Electronics, or TTI, Inc. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (April 17, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released two new series of snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors: the SNA Series and SNL Series.

SNA and SNL Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors deliver high-reliability, high-voltage, and high-CV performance over long lifetimes. In addition, both series are lead-free compatible and RoHS compliant, rated for temperatures extending from -25°C to +105°C, and ideal for use in commercial and industrial applications including frequency converters, solar inverters, power inverters, energy storage systems, and power supplies.

• SNA Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors also exhibit high ripple current capabilities, long lifetime performance, and endurance of 5,000 hours at 105°C. They are currently available with three rated voltages (250, 420, and 450VDC), 24 case sizes spanning 22mm x 25mm to 35mm x 50mm (D x L), and capacitance values extending from 82µF to 1,500µF ±20%.
• SNL Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors exhibit endurance of 3,000 hours at 105°C. They are currently available with eight rated voltages (160, 200, 250, 350, 400, 450, 500, and 550VDC), 36 case sizes spanning 22mm x 20mm to 35mm x 60mm (D x L), and capacitance values extending from 68µF to 2,200µF ±20%.

“We’re excited to launch our new SNA and SNL Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors,” said Mack Cartagena, Staff Research Development Engineer, KYOCERA AVX. “Both series are well suited for use in a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and high-reliability applications and feature fully insulated cases with polarity markings that enable easy snap-in installation as well as safety vents, which provide effective overload protection.”

Lead-time for the new SNA and SNL Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors is 20–24 weeks and they are shipped in bulk packaging.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new SNA and SNL Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors, please click product details button below. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser, Newark, TTI, Future, Arrow, and Avnet. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (April 15, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation (Erie)’s new manufacturing and design center for high-quality, low-noise quartz crystal frequency control products.

The new facility will be part of the Knowledge Park at Penn State Erie research and development hub for forward-thinking, knowledge-driven businesses, which is located on the Penn State Behrend campus in Erie, Pennsylvania. Work began on the new 49,000-square-foot facility on February 17, 2024; the official groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 12, 2024; and it’s projected to open on April 30, 2025.

KYOCERA AVX acquired assets of Bliley Technologies — a global leader in the design and development of innovative, low-noise frequency control products with more than 90 years of R&D experience and more than 65 years of space heritage in low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary equatorial orbit (GEO) applications — in October 2023.

The new KYOCERA Components Corporation (Erie) facility at Knowledge Park is a high-tech space designed to fuel the development of cutting-edge precision timing and frequency control products engineered to satisfy the rapidly evolving demands of global military, aerospace, industrial, communications, autonomous vehicle, and commercial drone applications. The 49,000-square-foot space will feature engineering labs, environmental testing labs, sound sensitive measurement rooms, ISO Class 7 and Class 8 cleanrooms that will support the mass production of parts approved for use in LEO and medium Earth orbit (MEO) applications, and automated testing and assembly equipment that will ensure higher-quality, higher-precision product yields. It will also support continued collaboration with Penn State Behrend, which will facilitate continued advancements in innovative product and technology solutions and generate a high-tech engineering workforce.

Upon completion, the new facility will enable the production of more than 1.2 million patented and currently unrivaled low-power oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OXCOs), which provide superior holdover performance compared to micro electromechanical systems (MEMS), a year. It will also produce a variety of temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TXCO), voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs), high-precision AT-, SC-, IT-, and FC-cut crystals, quartz and lead zirconate titanate (PZT), lithium niobate, langatate, yttrium calcium oxoborate (YCOB) transducer blanks, as well as an array of disruptive new products based on Bliley Technologies and KYOCERA AVX IP. These high-quality, low-noise quartz crystal frequency control products effectively suppress phase noise, ruggedly withstand random and micro vibrations, reliably endure low-gravity environments, maintain superlative frequency stability, and endure fast and wide temperature variations, which makes them essential solutions for an increasingly expansive range of sophisticated electronics applications. They are also certified to ASD9100 Rev D and ISO 9001, J-STD-001 Class 3, IPC-A-610, IPC-7711, and IPC-7721, qualified to MIL-PRF-55310, and compliant with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), REACH and RoHS directives, and MIL-STD-883B, MIL-STD-202, and MIL-O-55310 environmental and qualification testing standards.

“The new KYOCERA Components Corporation (Erie) manufacturing and design center being built on the beautiful Knowledge Park campus at Penn State Behrend will triple our current cleanroom capabilities, which will allow us to mass produce high-reliability frequency control products optimized to satisfy the needs of the burgeoning LEO and MEO markets, and further our longstanding collaboration with Penn State University,” said Keith Szewczyk, Vice President and Senior Director – KYOCERA AVX Crystals. “It will also enable us to produce more of the same high-quality electronic components that made Bliley a global leader, as well as to design and develop new products based on both Bliley and KYOCERA AVX IP, including technologies that combine our low-power technology with Bliley’s quartz crystal technology to create the next generation of precision timing products. So, we’re thrilled to celebrate the official groundbreaking for this new development and look forward to opening the doors and starting the production lines next spring.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation (Erie) and its high-quality, low-noise crystal devices, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/crystal-devices/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

IoT Satellite Connectivity Enabled by Small Ceramic Chip Antennas – Case Study
Written By: Maria El Bacha & Carmen Redondo (KYOCERA AVX) | Brett Collis (EchoStar Mobile)

Abstract:
Traditional perceptions of satellite communications often conjure images of large antennas facilitating one-way communication. However, with the evolution of IoT satellite technologies, bidirectional communication and compact embedded antennas have become feasible, revolutionizing connectivity in remote and challenging environments. This paper explores the capabilities of EchoStar Mobile LoRaWAN® over satellite, highlighting the potential for bi-directional communication and the integration of KYOCERA AVX small chip embedded antennas within IoT devices. Through a case study, we demonstrate the functionality and effectiveness of this antenna solution in real-world applications, showcasing their role in advancing IoT satellite communications and enabling seamless connectivity across diverse landscapes.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (April 3, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new RES Series radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

The new RES Series wet aluminum electrolytic capacitors are engineered to deliver high CV values in small case sizes, long-lifetime endurance of 5,000–7,000 hours at 105°C, and high ripple current to help manufacturers save board space in high-density PCB assemblies without compromising on endurance. They are also lead-free compatible and compliant with the RoHS, REACH, and CA Prop 65 directives, enabling broad suitability in industrial, communications, and consumer electronics applications, including computers, access points, and other networking stations compatible with the 802.11 protocol.

The series is currently available in five case sizes (0511, 0611, 0812, 0816, and 0820) with diameters spanning 5.00–8.00mm, lengths spanning 11.00–20.00mm, and weights extending from just 0.41–1.81g. The initial release also offers four voltage ratings (16, 25, 35, and 50V) and capacitance values extending from 2.2–1,000µF (±20%), exhibits ripple currents spanning 190–1,400HmArms and withstands operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +105°C.

The RES Series is the eighth series to join the extensive radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors portfolio that KYOCERA AVX released in February 2022. That portfolio now offers four lines of wet aluminum electrolytic capacitors (the RES, REA, REF, and REH Series), two lines of conductive polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitors (the RPA and RPF Series), and two lines of hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors (the RHA and RHD Series), as well as an even wider variety of part numbers available with commercial and industrial reliability levels and competitive pricing and lead times.

“Our new RES Series radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors provide industrial, communications, and consumer electronics manufacturers with the miniaturization, long-lifetime endurance, and high-CV performance that their high-density designs demand,” said Jackson Payne, Associate Product Marketing Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “So, we’re very excited to further extend our portfolio of radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors with this new series and to offer customers an even more extensive selection of capacitance values, voltage ratings, and case sizes ideally suited to solving their design challenges.”

The new RES Series radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors are shipped in bulk packaging, and lead time for the series is currently 20–24 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new RES Series radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors, please click product details button below. For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s portfolio of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/aluminum-capacitors/. To purchase, please visit TTI, Future, Avnet, Arrow, DigiKey, Mouser, Newark, or Rutronik. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 27, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, extended its Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses with new 0201 case sizes that deliver the industry’s lowest current ratings.

Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses utilize thin-film technology to achieve precise control over the components’ physical and electrical characteristics — beyond what’s possible with standard fuse technologies — and deliver extremely low current ratings in compact 0603, 0402, and new 0201 packages. In fact, with this latest release, KYOCERA AVX became the world’s first and currently only provider of low-current 0201 fuses rated for less than 150mA.

The new 0201 Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses offer current ratings extending from 28mA to 200mA and deliver valuable space savings and fast-acting, high-reliability circuit protection in industrial, energy, utilities, telecommunications, medical, and consumer electronics applications equipped with small, high-density PCBs. These single-use fuses also have a 50A interrupt rating and are additionally rated for 32V, >1MΩ post-fusing resistance, and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C. Other features include lead-free nickel-solder-coated (Sn100) land grid array (LGA) terminations, compliance with ISO 9001, IATF, RoHS, and UL/cUL regulations, and tape and reel packaging for automated processing.

Ideal applications for the new 0201 Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses include battery management systems, battery chargers, rechargeable battery packs, hard disk drives, handheld two-way radios, LCD screens, base stations, computers, tablets, smartphones, medical instrumentation, home appliances, and digital cameras and video cameras. They are also well suited for use in harsh and potentially explosive ATEX environment applications, including gas distribution centers.

“Steady cross-market demand for small, safe, and multifunctional electronic products is driving OEMs to develop circuits equipped with high component densities and sensitive to both heat and DC over-current conditions,” said Amir Kopelman, Technical Services Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “We developed our new 0201 Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses — which exhibit low resistance, low voltage drop, and the lowest current ratings of any 0201 fuse available on the market and deliver reliable, fast-acting circuit protection — with these small crowded circuits in mind, and we are very excited for design engineers facing these common challenges to try them out.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses, including the new 0201 parts, please visit the links embedded here. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser Electronics, and Richardson RFPD. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 20, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released the new surface-mount AEF Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for industrial and consumer electronics applications with high-density PCBs and qualified to industrial endurance levels. The series is available in 11 different case sizes spanning 0608 to 1216 and offers a wide range of capacitance values and voltage ratings extending from 2.2–470μF and 6.3–400VDC. It also exhibits low direct current leakage (DCL), low equivalent series resistance (ESR), which enables higher tolerance for ripple currents, low impedance over the full range of category temperatures, which extend from -40°C or -55°C to +105°C, and exceptional reliability over extended lifetimes of up to 6,000 hours at +105°C and rated voltages. In total, the new AEF Series wet aluminum electrolytic capacitors currently provides customers with a selection of 59 part numbers ideally suited for an extensive range of high-density industrial and consumer electronics ranging from lighting systems to DC/DC converters.

“We are thrilled to introduce the new surface-mount AEF Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors to market,” said Slavomir Pala, Technical Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “KYOCERA AVX has a robust portfolio of high-performance aluminum electrolytic capacitors, and this latest addition provides customers with a high-endurance solution that exhibits low DCL and low ESR characteristics, delivers outstanding reliability over extended lifetimes, and is available in a wide range of capacitance values, voltage ratings, and case sizes optimized to overcome design and performance challenges in consumer and industrial electronics applications with high-density PCBs.”

In terms of installation, surface-mount AEF Series capacitors are supplied with pure tin terminations on 13” or 15” reels compatible with automated assembly equipment and support reflow assembly. AEF Series capacitors are also RoHS-compliant and lead-free compatible, and standard lead-time for the series is currently 24 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new surface-mount AEF Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, please click product details button below. For more information about our portfolio of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/aluminum-capacitors/. To order, please visit Digi-Key Electronics, Mouser Electronics, or TTI, Inc. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Card Edge Connectors for Lighting Applications
Written By: Raul Saucedo

Abstract:

For more than 50 years, the PCB edge connected circuit card has been a mainstay in both desktop and server computers. The traditional arrangement of backplanes and motherboards with numerous card edge slots allowed for configurability and expansion in a rapidly advancing industry. The natural result was an evolution of edge card connector technology focused on higher contact densities and improved electrical performance to try and maximize speed and throughput.

More recently, card edge connectors have taken on a new role in the world of solid state lighting (SSL) as the LED has become the dominant source of efficient illumination. LED lighting can be split into two broad categories: traditional bulb replacements and variable length strips. The LEDs themselves are often mounted on specialized PCBs designed for heat dissipation (typically aluminum clad). Control and power supply electronics on a traditional fiberglass PCB are mated to the LED section to form the completed luminaire. One of the most economical and reliable methods for mating these two boards turns out to be card edge connectors.

To meet the requirements of this new application space, KYOCERA AVX has developed new lines of edge card connectors with optimized contact solutions specifically tailored for LED lighting PCBs. These contacts use beryllium copper (BeCu) materials and are often stamped and formed to create the final contact geometry. BeCu has proven to be the best contact material on the market in stamped contacts, providing high spring force without yielding to elevated temperatures, a large contact deflection range, substantial insertion force tolerance, and long-term reliability.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 14, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released the new surface-mount AEK Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for industrial, commercial DC/DC, and energy storage applications with high-density PCBs and qualified to commercial endurance levels. The series is available in 12 different case sizes spanning 0608 to 1216 and offers a wide range of capacitance values and voltage ratings spanning 1–1,000μF and 6.3–400VDC. In total, the AEK Series currently provides customers with a selection of 66 part numbers ideally suited for satisfying a wide range of application demands.

“The new surface-mount AEK Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors provide customers with cost-competitive, high-performance, and high-endurance solutions for industrial, commercial DC/DC, and energy storage applications with high-density PCBs,” said Raul Wang, Business Development Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “This latest addition to KYOCERA AVX’s proven portfolio of aluminum electrolytic capacitors provides customers with an even greater range of capacitance values and voltage ratings in compact packages optimized to satisfy the demands of these evolving applications.”

In terms of installation, surface-mount AEK Series capacitors are supplied with pure tin terminations on 13” or 15” reels compatible with automated assembly equipment and support reflow assembly. AEK Series capacitors are also RoHS-compliant and lead-free compatible, and standard lead-time for the series is currently 24 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new surface-mount AEK Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, please click on product details button below. For more information about its portfolio of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/aluminum-capacitors/. To order, please visit Digi-Key Electronics, Mouser Electronics, or TTI, Inc. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

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The embedded world Exhibition & Conference provides a global platform and a place to meet for the entire embedded community, including leading experts, key players and industry associations. It offers unprecedented insight into the world of embedded systems, from components and modules to operating systems, hardware and software design, M2M communication, services, and various issues related to complex system design. Its expertise and sharp focus on technologies, processes and future-oriented products make it unparalleled in international comparisons – and THE must-attend event for developers, system architects, product managers and technical management.

Dates	March 11th – 13th, 2025
Location	Nuremberg, Germany
Official Website	embedded-world.de/
KYOCERA AVX Booth Number	3-329
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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 4, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new range of load dump varistors as an extension of its trusted TransGuard Automotive Series.

KYOCERA AVX TransGuard Automotive Series varistors are innovative, zinc-oxide-based ceramic semiconductor devices that provide bidirectional overvoltage protection and EMI/RFI attenuation in a single, space-saving SMT package qualified to AEC-Q200 and backed by more than 20 years of proven performance in an array of automotive electronics. Key features include a unique monolithic multilayer construction, nonlinear, bidirectional voltage-current characteristics, high-current and -energy-handling capabilities, multi-strike capabilities, and extremely fast, sub-nanosecond response times. They are also available with glass encapsulation for enhanced resistance against harsh environment hazards including acids, salts, and chlorite flux. Combined, these features enable TransGuard Automotive Series varistors to provide reliable, state-of-the-art circuit protection from voltage transients caused by ESD, induction motor loads, module load dump, and other disruptions, which is increasingly vital as the number of electronic systems deployed in automotive applications continues to grow.

The new TransGuard Automotive Series load dump varistors are characterized by higher peak current ratings than the rest of the series (2,000A), which make them even more effective at providing reliable protection against high-energy automotive load dump transients. Load dump pulses simulate a sudden battery disconnection from the alternator and cause the alternator to generate an overvoltage impulse that can damage sensitive ICs, which are also increasingly common in today’s automotive designs.

TransGuard Automotive Series varistors, including the new load dump varistors, are ideal for use in internal combustion engine, hybrid electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, including commercial vehicles, and are especially well suited for use in CAN, LIN, and FLEXRAY modules, sensors, and induction motors. They are compact and lightweight, rated for operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C with no derating, and compliant with JASO D001 1994 and ISO 7637-2-2004 standards for protection against transient surges in the automotive industry. They are also RoHS compliant, lead-free compatible, and free of any other substances of very high concern (SVHCs).

“When compared to similar competing parts, the new TransGuard Automotive Series load dump varistors outperform in energy handling while utilizing a smaller footprint and maintaining all necessary parameters,” said Tyler Lagnese, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “This allows design engineers to achieve significant performance improvements with the added benefit of space and weight savings, which is especially valuable considering the growing number of electronic systems deployed in automotive applications.”

The initial release of the new TransGuard Automotive Series load dump varistors consists of three standard part numbers (VCAS222016W400, VCAS222016Y390, and VCAS222016Z400) and their glass encapsulated counterparts (VGAS222016W400, VGAS222016Y390, and VGAS222016Z400), but additional codes are currently in development.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new TransGuard Automotive Series (VCAS) load dump varistors, please download the series fast facts sheet. For more information about the rest of the TransGuard Automotive Series, please click on the product details button below. To order, please visit Digi-Key Electronics and Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 29, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has further expanded its line of single-piece card-edge connectors with the release of the new 9159-600 Series dual-row, inverted through-board card-edge connectors.

Developed as an extension of the 9159-500 Series single-row, inverted through-board card-edge connectors, the new 9159-600 Series satisfies customer demand for a single-piece inverted through-board solution for dual-sided PCBs and is currently unique in the market. These new dual-row inverted through-board card edge connectors feature staggered contacts that enable double the number of positions (4–12 vs. 2–6) in a similarly sized form factor and deliver valuable space savings, cost savings, and high-reliability performance.

The 9159-600 Series also offers several other features that provide significant advantages in applications with perpendicular PCB mating requirements, including automotive, transportation, and LED lighting as well industrial and medical applications, such as diagnostic and testing equipment and portable devices. For example, its proven, high-strength, gold-over-nickel-plated beryllium copper (BeCu) contact system provides a full 2.5A per contact current rating for enhanced reliability in harsh environments. Its low-profile (2.85mm above-board) through-board design supports applications with minimal height constraints on the mating side of the PCB and doesn’t interfere with LEDs. In addition, its staggered contact configuration prevents shorting and contact damage when inserting and removing mating PCBs, and it’s approved to UL1977 safety standards.

The new 9159-600 Series inverted through-board card-edge connectors are designed for 1.6mm-thick mating PCBs with gold-plated pads and rated for 2.5A per contact, 300VAC, 10 mating cycles, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. It features white, glass-filled, high-temperature, UL94 V-0 Nylon insulators equipped with 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 contacts, gold plating on the nose, and lead-free matte tin plating on the tails, and it’s packaged on tape and reel in quantities of 700.

“We developed the new 9159-600 Series inverted through-board card-edge connectors to meet new customer demand for a single-piece through-board solution for dual-sided PCBs and persistent customer demand for compact, robust, reliable, and cost-effective card-edge connectors with more contacts, which we achieved by leveraging our proven beryllium copper compression contact system and a staggered contact design that delivers double the number of contacts in roughly the same form factor as the existing 9159-500 Series single-row connectors,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “KYOCERA AVX has been producing compression contact technology proven to deliver high-reliability, high-signal-integrity performance in harsh-environment applications for more than 25 years, and we’re proud to offer one of the broadest standard lines of horizontal and vertical card-edge connectors available in the industry, as well as to continue innovating to fill gaps in the market and make our customers’ lives easier.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new 9159-600 Series dual-row inverted through-board card-edge connectors, please click product details button below. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser, and Farnell. For information about KYOCERA AVX’s portfolio of perpendicular board-to-board connectors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/connectors/board-to-board/perpendicular-motherdaughter/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Connectors for Medical Device PCBs
Written By: Ajay Saini

Abstract:
The term “medical device” covers a broad spectrum of electrical equipment, ranging from small implantable stimulators to room sized MRI machines. This equipment is typically broken down into three classes based on the safety implications of possible failure modes. Class I devices present minimal potential for harm to the user and are often simpler in design. 47% of medical devices fall into this class, and 95% of these are exempt from any special regulatory oversight. Once appreciable safety concerns come into play, the device is elevated to Class II status. Class III devices require the utmost scrutiny and are subject to intense regulatory oversight, putting them into a category of their own when it comes to the suitability of electronic components.

While KYOCERA AVX manufactures other products for use in Class III devices, Class I and II devices, can be designed using traditional electronic supply chain components, as long as a focus is maintained on reliability and environmental compatibility. KYOCERA AVX produces a wide variety of contacts and connectors that are well-suited to Class I and II medical applications, particularly at the PCB level for connecting wires to boards, boards to boards, and battery packs to boards.

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TEK.day 2024

TEK.day is a one-day event dedicated to people professionally involved in electronics design and production. The meeting combines a table-top fair with a number of interesting lectures and accompanying events. First of all, TEK.day is a trade fair. 178 stands of key distributors of electronic components, machines used in the PCBA process, EMS and other companies whose services you may need when designing and producing electronics. Come, refresh relationships with existing partners and meet new people from the industry. Thirsty for knowledge? Need inspiration? Take a look at the schedule of lectures prepared by our substantive partner EMC4B and leading companies in the industry. You will definitely learn something new and leave the meeting with many ideas. The stands will be accompanied by a number of energetic speeches in a modern, time-condensed format. This is another important reason to visit Tarczyński Arena on March 14, 2024. See how much you can do in one day.

Dates	March 14th, 2024
Location	Wroclaw, Poland
Official Website	wroclaw.tekday.pl
Event Location	Tarczyński Arena Wrocław
KYOCERA AVX Booth #	136
Useful Link(s)	Registration Exhibitor Directory

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 13, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new TCD Series DLA 04051 and COTS-Plus conductive polymer capacitors. These new high-reliability conductive polymer capacitors are engineered for use in demanding military, aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, including power supplies and filtering circuits, and compliant with the new DLA 04051 military specification.

TCD Series conductive polymer capacitors are currently available in two case sizes (EIA 1210 and 2917) with lead-free and RoHS-compliant 100% tin terminations or tin/lead (Sn/PB) terminations. They are rated for 10–470µF ±10 or 20% tolerance, 4–50V, and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to 125°C. The new TCD Series capacitors exhibit high CV, very low ESR, very low DC leakage (0.1 CV), stable, high-frequency capacitance retention, long lifetime performance (2,000 hours at 125°C), and a benign failure mode under recommended use conditions. They also exhibit basic reliability of 0.5% per 1,000 hours at 85°C and reliably withstand vibration, surge voltages, rapid test solder heating (RTSH), and biased humidity testing at 85°C and 85% relative humidity for at least 500 hours.

In addition, TCD Series capacitors are subjected to statistical electrical screening and surge current screening. They are also available with two enhanced testing options per DLA 04051. Test option A subjects parts to a life test at +125°C for 2,000 hours, and test option B subjects parts to vibration, surge voltage, RTSH, and life testing at +125°C for 2,000 hours.

“KYOCERA AVX offers a broad range of solid conductive polymer electrolytic capacitors tested and proven to satisfy the unique demands of applications ranging from general and space-constrained electronics applications to solid-state device, high-voltage, high-reliability, automotive, and now mil-spec electronics applications,” said Allen Mayar, Global Product Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “We’re proud to further expand this product portfolio with the new TCD Series and to provide customers across multiple market segments with innovative solutions to their demanding board-level design challenges.”

TCD Series capacitors are currently available with a 24-week lead time.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new TCD Series DLA 04051 and COTS-Plus conductive polymer capacitors, please click product details button below. For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s portfolio of conductive polymer capacitors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/polymer/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Join Us At The Beach!

The Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. This is not just a designer’s conference; APEC has something of interest for anyone involved in power electronics:

• Equipment OEMs that use power supplies and dc-dc converters in their equipment
• Designers of power supplies, dc-dc converters, motor drives, uninterruptable power supplies, inverters and any other power electronic circuits, equipment and systems
• Manufacturers and suppliers of components and assemblies used in power electronics
• Manufacturing, quality and test engineers involved with power electronics equipment
• Marketing, sales and anyone involved in the business of power electronics
• Compliance engineers testing and qualifying power electronics equipment or equipment that uses power electronics

Dates	February 25th – 29th, 2024
Location	Long Beach, CA
Official Website	APEC-Conf.org
KYOCERA AVX Booth Number	1513
Useful Link(s)	APEC 2024 Floor Plan Registration

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 29, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, expanded its robust and extremely user-friendly 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors with the addition of new seven- and eight-position models to satisfy customer demand for higher signal and current capabilities. These new additions also further expand its 9155 family of battery connectors, which already offered the broadest selection of standard battery connectors on the market.

KYOCERA AVX’s 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors feature a unique contact geometry that deflects cleanly when a module, mating connector, or PCB is vertically pushed into position, enabling full vertical engagement in pluggable modules without the risk of contact damage. Traditional battery connectors require users to engage the contacts before rotating the mating module or PCB into position to reliably prevent contact damage. The 9155-800 Series does not. In fact, users can mate these connectors from any angle without inadvertently damaging the contacts.

The 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors feature an extremely forgiving sweeping beam contact design and an anti-snag feature that reliably protects the contacts from damage during deflection, and when static as well. The series also features ultra-robust and -reliable gold-plated beryllium copper (BeCu) contacts that deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance for more than 5,000 mating cycles and plastic locating bosses and SMT anchor tabs that maximize the mechanical stability of the connector in high-shock and vibration environments.

Another unique feature of the 9155-800 Series is that it’s compatible with both signal and power circuits. So, the newly expanded range of pin counts, which now extends from two to eight positions, provides users with a broader range of signal and current capabilities.

9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors also feature flame-retardant (UL94 V-0) black, glass-filled Nylon 46 insulators, BeCu contacts with either 0.4µm or 0.8µm of selective gold-over-nickel plating (the former of which is suitable for most commercial and industrial applications and the latter of which is suitable for harsh-environment applications), and pure tin tails. They are rated for 125VAC or the DC equivalent; 1.5A or 2A, depending on the number of positions (five to eight and two to four, respectively); and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They are also RoHS compliant and shipped in quantities of 1,000 on 330mm-diameter reels.

Ideal applications for 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors extend throughout the industrial, medical, and consumer electronics markets and include handheld and portable devices that require docking or cradling, such as charging stations, patient monitoring devices, industrial devices with pluggable or programmable modules, and internet equipment with battery backups.

“Traditional battery connectors with right-angle contact geometries and exposed contacts require pluggable modules to be inserted at an angle and then rotated down into position to prevent contact damage. And while that may seem insignificant, the extra step required to successfully mate traditional battery connectors increases the potential for mismating by half,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “Our 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors are engineered to ensure proper mating from any angle and eliminate the possibility of inadvertently damaging the contacts during the process. They’re also compact, electrically flexible, and robust, providing users in the industrial, medical, and consumer electronics markets with a wide range of reliable connectivity solutions for power and signal circuits.”

KYOCERA AVX has been producing battery connectors for more than 25 years, and its 9155 family of battery connectors offers the broadest selection of standard battery connectors available on the market. The family includes a wide variety of robust, horizontal- and vertical-mating connector series ideally suited for board-to-board connections and battery pack integration. Additional features of the 9155 family include ultra-reliable and robust gold-plated BeCu contacts proven to provide high-integrity connections in harsh environments for up to 15,000 mating operations and tape and reel packaging compatible with automated processes. The range can also be customized to suit specific application requirements.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors, please click on the product button below. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser. For information about KYOCERA AVX’s industry-leading portfolio of battery connectors, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/connectors/battery/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Global platform for the embedded community

The embedded world Exhibition & Conference provides a global platform and a place to meet for the entire embedded community, including leading experts, key players and industry associations. It offers unprecedented insight into the world of embedded systems, from components and modules to operating systems, hardware and software design, M2M communication, services, and various issues related to complex system design. Its expertise and sharp focus on technologies, processes and future-oriented products make it unparalleled in international comparisons – and THE must-attend event for developers, system architects, product managers and technical management.

Dates	April 9th – 11th, 2024
Location	Nuremberg, Germany
Official Website	embedded-world.de/
KYOCERA AVX Booth Number	3-329
Useful Link(s)	2024 Preview Floor Plan

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 9, 2024) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new A-Series low-profile, surface-mount automotive antennas today at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. CES is the most powerful tech event in the world — the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators — and KYOCERA AVX is exhibiting and offering new A-Series sample kits at Booth #10545 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center today, Tuesday, January 9, through this Friday, January 12.

The new A-Series low-profile SMT antennas are qualified according to AEC-Q200 standards and offer the industry’s widest range of AEC-Q200-compliant antennas for automotive applications, including wireless battery management systems, telematics control units, and vehicle access key fobs. They support a wide range of wireless technologies — including GNSS L1/L2/L5/L6, ISM, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth, cellular, LTE, 5G, and UWB — and offer frequencies extending from 617MHz to 8.5GHz. The surface-mount devices are also designed to deliver superior RF field containment for improved performance in reception-critical applications and available in stamped metal, FR-4, ceramic chip, and ultra-small chip packages, all of which are RoHS compliant.

Although the automotive industry quality standard AEC-Q200 does not include antenna products, all testing for the A-Series devices has been done in accordance with AEC-Q200 procedures and requirements, including automotive-grade testing for temperature cycling, mechanical shock, and vibration. The A-Series is also available with International Material Data System (IMDS) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation valuable to automotive manufacturers.

Some of the new A-Series antennas also feature KYOCERA AVX’s Isolated Magnetic Dipole® (IMD) technology, which allows them to deliver higher functionality and performance in smaller and thinner designs. In addition, two of those antennas (the A1001013 and A1001011) can operate both on- and off-ground. This capability is critical for heavily metallic environments, such as wireless battery management systems (wBMS), where the antenna provides wireless communication between the battery cell monitor chip and the BMS control unit.

“The new A-Series provides automotive design engineers with reliable, high-performance antennas tested in accordance with AEC-Q200 standards, and manufacturers are already taking note,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing for Antennas at KYOCERA AVX. “One of the A-Series antennas, the A1001013, has been selected for inclusion in Analog Devices’ (ADI) wireless battery management system (wBMS) reference design, based in part on its unique ability to operate in both off-ground and on-ground environments.”

Global semiconductor leader ADI is committed to the development of a robust information ecosystem around EV battery data. ADI’s wBMS, which is currently being deployed across multiple EV platforms, boasts ISO 21434 Cybersecurity Assurance Level Four (CAL 4) certification and is an industry benchmark for RF robustness and efficiency. So, the inclusion of KYOCERA AVX A-Series antennas is evidence of their exceptionally high quality level.

The new A-Series antennas are currently available as the following part numbers:

A1001011
• Technology: GNSS: GPS, Beidou, Galileo, Glonass
• Frequency: 1,559–1,563MHz, 1,559–1,591MHz, 1,575MHz, 1,593–1,610MHz, L1 / G1 / B1 / E1

A1001013
• Technology: ISM, BLE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WLAN
• Frequency: 2,400–2,485MHz, 802.11b/g

A1000146
• Technology: BLE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6E
• Frequency: 2,400–2,485MHz, 5,150–7125MHz, 802.1 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

A1004795 / A1004796
• Technology: 2G / 3G / 4G, Cellular, LTE, 5G Sub-6 GHz
• Frequency: 617–960MHz, 1,710–2,200MHz, 2,500–2,700MHz

AP822601 / AP822602
• Technology: 2G / 3G / 4G, Cellular, LTE, 5G Sub-6GHz
• Frequency: 698–960MHz, 1,710–2,700MHz, 3,300–3,800MHz

A1001312
• Technology: ISM, BLE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB
• Frequency: 2,400–2,485MHz, 802.11 b/g, 6,000–8,500MHz

A9001978
• Technology: ISM, BLE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6
• Frequency: 2,400–2,485MHz, 5,150–5,850MHz, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax

A9002137
• Technology: GNSS: GPS, Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, L1/L2/L5/L6
• Frequency: 1,559–1,563MHz, 1,559–1,591MHz, 1,575MHz, 1,593–1,610MHz, 1,575.2MHz / 1,227.6MHz / 1,176.45MHz, L1 / G1 / B1 / E1, L1/L2/L5/L6

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new A-Series low-profile, surface-mount automotive antennas, please visit the A-Series webpage or, if you’re attending CES 2024, visit KYOCERA AVX at Booth #10545 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center today, Tuesday, January 9, through this Friday, January 12, to request an A-Series sample kit. To order, please visit Mouser, DigiKey, Future, Newark, and Farnell. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Surface Mount Capacitors for DC-DC Converter Applications
Written By: Naotaka Hata

Abstract:
Tantalum, polymer, ceramic, film, and aluminum capacitors each offer a different set of operating and performance characteristics. Choosing the proper capacitor when designing DC-DC converters requires a careful understanding of these differences. High voltage front-end connections to the power source typically rely on aluminum capacitors, while intermediate step-down voltages often look towards the tantalum and ceramic families to take advantage of volumetric efficiency. The final load decoupling and bypass capacitors are generally found in the ceramic and film families.

Surface mount (SMD) capacitors can be constructed using several different technologies to achieve a range of voltage tolerance, bulk capacitance, and parasitic device characteristics. As shown in Figure 1, these technologies can be roughly broken down between ceramic, film, tantalum electrolytic, and aluminum electrolytic with varying degrees of application overlap.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 13, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, added a new 100mF/3V rating to its TWD High-Temp Max-Cap (HTMC) Series hermetically sealed and axial leaded DLA T4-size wet tantalum capacitors. Initially released to market in 2016 with only two ratings (25mF/10V and 50mF/6.3V), the TWD HTMC Series delivers extremely high capacitance values, comparable to those of supercapacitors, as well as stable, high-reliability long-lifetime performance in industrial, oil & gas, defense, and avionics applications exposed to environmental hazards including mechanical shock, high-frequency vibration, and operating temperatures up to 175°C.

TWD HTMC Series capacitors are manufactured using high-purity tantalum powders and KYOCERA AVX’s well-established wet tantalum design, which features a hermetically sealed welded tantalum can with a unique cathode system that enables extraordinary CV/cc performance and an optional insulation sleeve. They exhibit rugged resistance to shock and vibration per MIL-PRF-39006, stable electrical parameters over the full range of operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +175°C, and outstanding reliability, offering extended lifetimes of up to 10,000 hours at +105°C and rated voltage and up to 2,000 hours at +175°C and rated voltage. Ideal applications for the series include DC hold-up and low-frequency pulse circuits in specialized industrial, avionics, defense, and oil & gas applications that require high-reliability high-capacitance performance at high temperatures, such as downhole drilling equipment.

“We are very pleased to expand on our field-proven TWD HTMC Series hermetically sealed and axial leaded wet tantalum capacitors,” said Allen Mayar, Global Product Manager at KYOCERA AVX. “These capacitors are produced and qualified at our highly accredited facility in Lanskroun, Czech Republic, and deliver high-reliability long-lifetime performance and extremely high capacitance, comparable to that of supercapacitors, in harsh-environment applications with operating temperatures up to 175°C.”

TWD HTMC Series capacitors are currently available in three ratings — 25mF/10V, 50mF/6.3V, and 100mF/3V with ±10% and ±20% capacitance tolerance — and in standard DLA T4 cases with an optional insulating sleeve and one of two termination finishes: Sn/Pb (60/40) or RoHS-compliant and lead-free compatible pure matte tin. They are shipped in tray packs and suitable for automatic mounting and soldering. Current lead-time for the series is 10–14 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s newly expanded TWD High-Temp Max-Cap (HTMC) Series hermetically sealed and axial leaded wet tantalum capacitors, please click product details button below. To order, please visit Digi-Key Electronics, Future Electronics, and Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 11, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new 9159-7X0 Series double-ended linear card-edge connectors with spring contacts.

The new 9159-7X0 Series is the newest addition to the KYOCERA AVX portfolio of linear card-edge connectors and the first to feature its robust beryllium copper spring contact system, which is proven to deliver high electrical and mechanical reliability, high signal integrity, and high durability in harsh environment applications. This proven spring contact system combined with the convenience of a double-ended, single-piece, and solder-free-mating card-edge design and the versatility enabled by its various configurations and plating makes the 9159-7X0 Series ideal for linear PCB mating in harsh industrial, LED lighting, automotive lighting, and transportation lighting applications.

The series is available in open- and closed-side configurations with high-temperature white or black UL94 V-0 insulators, five contact variations (4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 positions), gold or tin over nickel contact plating, and current ratings up to 2A per contact. It is designed to mate with 1.5mm-thick (±0.15mm) PCBs with gold- or tin-plated pads and rated for 150VACrms or the DC equivalent, up to 1,000 cycles with gold-plated contacts (up to 20 with tin), and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +130°C. The 9159-7X0 Series is also UL and RoHS compliant and can be customized to suit customers’ specifications. Parts are shipped in bulk in quantities of 1,000 per bag.

“Our new 9159-7X0 Series provides customers in the demanding industrial and LED, automotive, and transportation lighting markets with rugged, one-piece linear board-to-board solutions that are easy to install and reliably deliver outstanding electrical and mechanical performance,” said Jiri Vojacek, Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “Our high-strength beryllium copper contact system is backed by more than 25 years of compression connector experience and has been proven in an extensive range of critical, harsh environment applications. And while the new 9159-7X0 Series is our first coplanar connector to feature spring contacts, we offer the broadest range of standard horizontal and vertical card-edge connectors available on the market, so that element of the design is well-proven as well.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new 9159-7X0 Series double-ended linear card-edge connectors with spring contacts, please click product details button below. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser, and Farnell. For information about KYOCERA AVX’s portfolio of linear card-edge connectors, please click linear card-edge product offering button below. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 5, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is proud to announce that several VCAS Series multilayer varistors (MLVs) are now qualified to both the VW80808 and AEC-Q200 standards.

VCAS Series MLVs, introduced in October of 2022, were the industry’s first MLVs equipped with automotive-grade flexible terminations, and several parts in the series are now the first flexible-termination varistors to be qualified to both AEC-Q200 and VW80808 standards as well. The VW80808 standard focuses on protecting automotive electrical systems from shorts involving the battery, and the qualification is based on:

• 5mm board bend testing
• Power line testing (60,000 pulses at -55°C, +25°C, and +125°C)
• Temperature cycling testing

VCAS Series MLVs with FLEXITERM terminations are engineered to reliably withstand severe flection, vibration, and temperature cycling and are tested and proven to tolerate up to 5mm of mechanical board flexure and up to 3,000 temperature cycles extending up to 150°C, which well exceeds the AEC-Q200 testing requirement of 1,000 cycles at up to 125°. Test results consistently showed that even when subjected to 200% more temperature cycles at 20% higher temperatures than those mandated for AEC-Q200 qualification, VCAS Series MLVs exhibited zero board flex failures, including internal cracks and depanelization, and no significant changes to their electrical characteristics.

The additional testing required to achieve VW80808 qualification ensures that VCAS Series MLVs deliver optimal performance in an extended range of demanding high-reliability applications in the automotive industry. They can also be used in industrial, aerospace, downhole drilling, IoT, and consumer electronics applications. Suitable applications for the series now include automotive underhood and battery line applications, signal and power lines, circuits with direct power and battery connections, circuits subject to vibration, variable temperatures, and flexure stress, smart watches and other wearables, and cleaning robots. VCAS Series MLVs are also well suited for use in applications subject to hazards including significant temperature variations, vibration, wave soldering, forced cooling, improper handling, the insertion and removal of PCBs from connectors, and high-density board configurations — all of which can result in board expansion, contraction, flexure, and cracking, and the depanelization of components mounted near the edges of the PCB, near flex zones, and near large, heavy components.

VCAS Series MLVs feature KYOCERA AVX’s patented FLEXITERM soft termination technology, which has been widely employed on automotive-qualified multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for more than 15 years and proven to provide increased reliability and outstanding mechanical and thermomechanical performance compared to competing technologies. Additional features include high current and energy handling capabilities, super-fast response times, multiple ESD strike capabilities, and high-reliability bidirectional overvoltage protection. VCAS Series MLVs provide EMI/RFI attenuation in their off state, which can reduce or even eliminate the need for additional EMC capacitors and enable lower insertion losses, lower leakage current, and unrivaled reliability compared to competing diode solutions.

The series is available in four surface mount case sizes (0603, 0805, 1206, and 1210) and rated for working voltages ranging from 3.3–85V, clamping voltages extending from 14–165V, transient energies spanning 0.1 up to 4.5J, and operating temperatures up to 150°C. It is also RoHS-compliant.

“Our VCAS Series multilayer varistors with FLEXITERM technology were developed to satisfy automotive industry demands for more robust component solutions. The new VW80808 qualification extends their proven performance beyond that guaranteed by their AEC-Q200 qualification,” said Zack Kozawa, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “Parts qualified to the AEC-Q200 standard can often be insufficient for preventing flex failures caused by the mechanical and thermal stresses incurred during assembly and operation, so this additional qualification further validates their suitability for a wide range of demanding high-reliability applications in the automotive industry and beyond. The series also complements KYOCERA AVX’s extensive portfolio of automotive-qualified components, which extends across multiple product categories and provides customers with a comprehensive range of solutions engineered to address their challenging application requirements.”

VCAS Series MLVs with FLEXITERM technology are packaged on 7” reels for compatibility with automated processing equipment, and lead-time for the series is currently 10 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new VCAS Series multilayer varistors with FLEXITERM technology, please visit click product details button below. To order, please visit Digi-Key Electronics and Mouser Electronics. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Laser Direct Structuring (LDS): Working Principles and Benefits for RF Applications
Written By: Youssef Laamimat

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The growing prevalence of electronic devices presents a challenge to numerous industries and markets. Addressing the industry’s need for lighter and more compact components, LDS stands out as an excellent choice. In addition, it accelerates prototype production and streamlines time-to-market. Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) technology is a revolutionary approach offering a streamlined and efficient process for creating complex 3D circuits on a myriad of substrates. LDS technology is ideal when more curves are needed or less 3D volume is available.

In RF applications such as antennas, this allows the manufacture of highly intricate designs, reduces assembly costs of having the antenna outside the device, and enhances performance while maintaining small form factors. This whitepaper by KYOCERA AVX outlines the LDS process, benefits, and key considerations, outlining its pivotal role in streamlining complex designs.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (November 16, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has expanded its extensive portfolio of commercial surface-mount MLCCs with the release of its first safety-certified MLCCs, the new Class X1/Y2 KGK Series and Class X2 KGH Series.

Class-X and Class-Y safety-certified capacitors are designed to protect against surges and transient and provide EMI filtering AC line filtering applications. Class-X safety capacitors, which are also referred to as across-the-line capacitors, are placed between an AC line and neutral and designed to fail short, which will cause an overcurrent protective device like a fuse or circuit breaker to open and prevent any electrical shock hazards. Class-Y safety capacitors, which are also referred to as line-to-ground capacitors, are placed between the line and ground and are designed to fail open, which will allow noise and interference that the capacitor would typically filter but prevent any fatal electric shock hazards.

X1/Y2 safety capacitors like the new KGK Series can be used as an X1 capacitor in across-the-line applications or as a Y2 capacitor in line-to-ground applications. X2 safety capacitors like the new KGH Series are designed for direct connection across main voltages of 250VAC or more and reduce noise by reducing the device’s input impedance.

KYOCERA AVX’s new KGK and KGH Series safety-certified capacitors deliver high reliability, high stability, and high capacitance in small case sizes equipped with copper or silver/nickel/tin terminations that exhibit superior leaching resistance during reflow soldering processes. They are also halogen-free, RoHS-compliant, TUV- and UL-certified, and compliant with IEC 60384-14:2013 and EN 60384-14:2013. Ideal applications for the series include providing lightning and surge protection, EMI filtering, and isolation in modems, fax machines, telephones, and other consumer and industrial devices.

KGK Series Class X1/Y2 and KGH Series Class X2 safety capacitors are available in two dielectrics, NP0/C0G and X7R, and are rated for 250VAC and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C. They are also available with a range of capacitance values and tolerances. NP0/C0G variants offer capacitance values extending from 3pF to 1,000pF. X7R variants offer capacitance values extending from 100pF to 56nF. Optional features for the series include anti-arcing properties and KYOCERA AVX’s proprietary FLEXITERM® terminations.

• The new NP0/C0G KGK Series Class X1/Y2 safety-certified capacitors are available in three case sizes: 1808, 1812, and 2211. They are rated for 5kV and 6kV impulse voltages and capacitance values extending from 3pF to 680pF.
• The new X7R KGK Series Class X1/Y2 safety-certified capacitors are available in four case sizes: 1808, 1812, 2211, and 2220. They are rated for 5kV impulse voltages and capacitance values extending from 100pF to 4,700pF.
• The new NP0/C0G KGH Series Class X2 safety-certified capacitors are available in two case sizes: 1808 or 1812. They are rated for 2.5kV impulse voltages and capacitance values extending from 3pF to 1,000pF.
• The new X7R KGH Series Class X2 safety-certified capacitors are available in three case sizes: 1808, 1812, and 2220. They are rated for 2.5kV impulse voltages and capacitance values extending from 150pF to 56nF.

KGK and KGH Series safety-certified capacitors are packaged on embossed carrier tape and shipped on 7” or 13” reels. Lead-time for the series is currently 13–17 weeks.

“The new KGK and KGH Series safety-certified capacitors complement our current commercial MLCC product portfolio and, thanks to their broad slate of certifications, allow us to provide customers all around the world with a complete package of parts for any application that requires a safety capacitor,” said Zack Kozawa, Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new KGK Series Class X1/Y2 and KGH Series Class X2 safety-certified capacitors, please click product details button below. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (November 14, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released a new series of miniature high-pass thin-film filters engineered to provide excellent high-frequency performance in a variety of space constrained microwave and RF applications in the telecommunications, automotive, consumer electronics, and military markets.

The new HP Series high-pass thin-film filters are based on proven multilayer integrated thin-film technology that enables the quick adjustment of RF parameters and development of custom filters. They exhibit reliable and repeatable high-frequency performance as well as low insertion losses, extremely sharp roll-off values, and steep attenuation. HP Series filters also exhibit high temperature stability and lot-to-lot and part-to-part consistency and feature a rugged, miniature, and low-profile construction optimized for automated assembly. They are rated for operating frequencies spanning 1.0GHz to 5.15GHz and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +85°C and have a characteristic impedance of 50Ω. Ideal applications for the series include wireless LANs, satellite TV receivers, vehicle location systems, ground and mobile communications systems ranging from handheld commercial radios to military communications systems.

• HP0805 high-pass thin-film filters currently offer five part numbers optimized for 2.70, 2.80, 2.90, 3.00, and 5.15 GHz performance to enable broad compatibility with high-frequency wireless systems, including 5G and ultra-wideband applications and the high-power remote radio units in base stations. Their miniature cases measure just 2.03 x 1.55 x 0.8 mm (L x W x H, ±0.1mm) and they have a 3W continuous power rating.
• HP2816 thin-film high-pass filters measure 7.0 (±0.3) x 4.0 (±0.2) x 1.2mm max. (L x W x H). They are rated at 15W and are also well suited for military applications.

“Our new HP Series high-pass thin-film filters provide engineers with superior, repeatable performance in a miniature case size optimized for the smaller and more densely populated PCBs common in next-generation wireless applications,” said Amir Kopelman, Technical Services Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “The multilayer thin-film technology they’re based on allows us to quickly adjustment RF parameters and develop custom filters with a short lead time. In addition, we manufacture our thin film filters in an ISO 9001 facility equipped with extremely accurate processing lines that support design flexibility, reduce noise, prevent shrinkage, ensure high quality parts and performance, and allow us to achieve consistent manufacturing results and deliver excellent filtering performance in smaller device sizes than competing technologies provide.”

HP Series high-pass thin-film filters have RoHS-compliant lead-free and solder-coated nickel terminations compatible with reflow, wave, vapor phase, and manual automatic soldering technologies. Finished parts are 100% tested for electrical parameters and visual and mechanical characteristics, and parts are packaged on tape and reel. Lead-time for the series is currently 14 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new HP Series high-pass thin-film filters, please click product button below. To purchase, please visit Digi-Key and Mouser. For all other inquires, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Controlled Self-Healing of Power Film Capacitors
Written By: Kevin Cho

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In high voltage, high energy applications such as electric trains and solar power grids, the safety and reliability of capacitors are paramount. Catastrophic failures and associated explosions or fires are unacceptable. Just as importantly, service lifetime and predictability for optimizing up-time are critical to the product’s success. Film capacitors with controlled self-healing are the ideal solution to these challenges and can be obtained in various sizes and technical specifications.

This whitepaper discusses the distinctions between aluminum electrolytic and metal film capacitors before considering some distinct advantages of film capacitors and the self-healing properties of metallized film capacitors.

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Safety Considerations for Acetonitrile SuperCapacitors
Written By: Akihiro Kado

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Advancements in SuperCapacitor design and manufacturing have made them a mainstay component in power supplies and backup systems that require high power density output. SuperCapacitors have now become commonplace components in many areas of modern electronic design. They bridge an important gap between batteries – used for high density energy storage, and electronic capacitors – for local power supply stabilization and decoupling.

SuperCapacitors offer the unique ability to provide large amounts of power for short periods of time. For this reason, they have found a home in applications such as electric vehicles, uninterruptible power supplies, and data storage devices. A wide variety of SuperCapacitor structures and materials have been developed, and two of the most common are based on acetonitrile and propylene carbonate solvents.

Unfortunately, even with enhanced performance, acetonitrile based SuperCapacitors have suffered slow adoption due to the lack of safety and reliability data. This is especially true in the automotive industry and other applications where rigorous safety requirements are mandated across extremely harsh environmental conditions.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 31st, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, offers three multilayer organic (MLO) filter series that are both designed and field proven to deliver best-in-class performance in a variety of RF applications.

The LP Series MLO low-pass, HF Series MLO high-pass, and BP Series MLO band-pass filters are low-profile passive devices based on KYOCERA AVX’s patented MLO high-density interconnect technology. This technology has a high dielectric constant and high lot-to-lot repeatability and exhibits low material losses, which enables the development of high-Q passive printed elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in a multilayer stack. It’s also impervious to the performance variations normally caused by temperature changes and expansion matched to most organic PCBs, which enables improved reliability compared to standard silicon and ceramic filters.

Thanks to this innovative material technology, KYOCERA AVX’s LP Series, HF Series, and BP Series MLO filters integrate inductors and capacitors into relatively small and low-profile land grid array surface-mount packages that reduce circuit complexity, conserve board space, and improve performance and reliability compared to filters comprised of discrete inductors and capacitors. All three series exhibit low parasitics and insertion loss, effective heat dissipation, very high rejection, and excellent solderability and are rated for 50Ω impedance, up to 12GHz (soon to be 20GHz), and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +85°C. They are available in RoHS compliant and lead-free compatible variants and in a variety of case sizes spanning 2616 to 5021 with maximum height profiles of 1.02mm and gold terminations. In addition, all MLO filters are 100% electrically tested, and none of them contain any substances of very high concern (SVHCs). Common applications for the three series include mobile communications, 5G, radar, signal processing, instrumentation, and test equipment.

In addition to these common characteristics, LP Series MLO Low-Pass filters and HF Series MLO High-Pass filters exhibit a wide frequency range and excellent isolation. They are currently available in eight case sizes (2616, 3116, 3416, 4016, 4617, 4614, 4218, and 5021) and are well-suited for use in GPS, vehicle location systems, wireless LANs, and satellite receivers.

LP Series MLO filters are rated for 4W continuous power handling, frequencies spanning 71MHz to 7.09GHz, and less than 1.2dB insertion loss for passband frequencies extending from DC-f0.

HF Series MLO filters are rated for 2W continuous power handling, passband frequencies extending from 740MHz to 8GHz, and a maximum of 1.20dB insertion loss.

BP Series MLO Band-Pass filters additionally exhibit steep roll-off and high rejection of out-of-band frequencies and are rated for 1 or 2W continuous power handling, frequencies spanning 770MHz to 4.68GHz, and less than 5dB insertion loss. They are currently available in six case sizes (2616, 3116, 3416, 4016, 4617, and 5021) and are also well-suited for use in military and EMS radios, UAVs, base stations, and wireless access points and terminals.

“We have continued to expand upon all three of our MLO filter series — LP, HF, and BP — since their respective market introductions in 2016, 2017, and 2018, and we are very proud of their field-proven best-in-class RF performance compared to standard silicon and ceramic filters,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX, “The unique material properties of our MLO filters allow us to integrate inductors and capacitors into relatively small and low-profile packages ideally suited for helping RF design engineers satisfy sustained market demand for smaller and more capable wireless electronics, and we recently shipped new stocking packages of all three expanded series to Mouser and Digi-Key. So, parts should be readily available for testing and design-in.”

All three series of MLO filters are available in waffle packs or on tape and reel in quantities of 250 or 1,000. KYOCERA AVX also offers custom MLO filters.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s best-in-class LP Series low-pass, BP Series band-pass, and HF Series high-pass MLO filters, please use the buttons below. To order, please visit Mouser and DigiKey. To inquire about custom components, please contact a local sales representative. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Radiation Tolerance of Tantalum Polymer Capacitors
Written By: Krystof Adamek

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Environments rich in ionizing radiation create a particularly difficult functional challenge for electronic components. Spacecraft, nuclear reactors, particle accelerators, and hardened military equipment (to name a few examples) demand that their electrical systems operate correctly, even in the presence of high energy particles, photons, electrons, neutrons, protons, and the like. Such radiation adversely affects electronics in two ways: fundamentally damaging the constituent materials, and creating transient electrical signals that can impede functionality.

Mechanisms of radiation induced failure in semiconductors and other active devices have been well-studied, and methods for overcoming or preventing these failures have been developed. Passive devices like inductors, resistors, and capacitors, on the other hand, are less relevant from a radiation perspective due to their lack of semiconductor materials. That said, their tolerance to radiation is no less important, and it must be considered. This is especially true when new types of passive components are invented that have performance characteristics well suited to high radiation environments. Tantalum polymer electrolytic capacitors and Tantalum MnO2 capacitors are one such example, and demonstrating their durability for radiation hardened applications is a critical step toward their widespread adoption.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 24, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is proud to announce that it provided several key components for the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO’s) historic Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission.

On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Vikram lander cemented India’s status as the first country to soft-land a spacecraft near the South Pole of the Moon and the fourth to successfully achieve a lunar landing. The lander also deployed the ISRO’s Pragyaan lunar rover and joined in its mission to study the Moon’s geology, assess its potential water resources, and evaluate its suitability for future human exploration.

KYOCERA AVX contributed several components to the Pragyaan lunar rover, including stacked TCH Series surface-mount tantalum polymer capacitors that were especially designed to suit ISRO specifications, miniature CWR15 MIL-PRF-55365 / 12 tantalum chip capacitors engineered to downsize military and aerospace circuits, high-capacitance and low-ESR TES Series ESCC QPL tantalum chip capacitors, space-level TAZ Series/CWR29 MIL-PRF-55365/11 molded tantalum chip capacitors, and high-reliability MLCCs and EMI feedthrough filters.

KYOCERA AVX began developing the stacked TCH (TCHS) Series surface-mount tantalum polymer capacitors to ISRO specifications back in 2015 and released the series 2016. The TCHS Series is based on the same high-voltage, low-ESR design as its high-reliability TCH Series capacitors. Both have a hermetically sealed ceramic case equipped with conductive polymer electrodes, but the TCHS Series delivers the 44µF/100V capability the ISRO required by stacking two 22µF/100V parts to achieve high-CV performance in the same footprint as single-layer devices. It also exhibits the same stability, reliability, and low leakage as the standard TCH Series but with remarkably low ESR values.

The TCHS Series capacitors designed for use in the Pragyaan lunar rover are rated for use in operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C and exhibit excellent stability in ambient atmosphere environments. They also have the highest voltage rating of any space-grade polymer capacitor available on the market, which makes them ideal for power supplies and hold-up, power filtration, and pulse power circuits in aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability applications with high-capacitance, low-ESR, long-lifetime requirements.

To ensure suitability in high-reliability applications, TCHS Series capacitors are screened using KYOCERA AVX’s patented Q-Process, which effectively eliminates components with operational instability or excessive parametric shifts, and in the midst of the ESA and NASA qualification process. The series is also available with surge current testing and other testing based on high-reliability ESA, NASA, and MIL screening requirements.

Before the TCHS Series capacitors were deployed in the Pragyaan lunar rover, they were used in several other space projects to prove their ruggedness, reliability, and performance.

Most of the 44 TCHS Series capacitors used in the ISRO’s Pragyaan lunar rover were integrated into the power card to help warm the electronics box with energy supplied by the equipped solar panel. This was vital to mission success since the electronics box contains the instruments designed to analyze the chemical composition of the lunar surface, examine the lunar soil and rocks, measure the ions, electron density, and thermal properties of the lunar surface near the South Pole, and transmit solar power to the rover wheels.

“We’re extremely proud to be a small part of the Indian Space Research Organization’s historic Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission,” said Allen Mayar, Global Product Manager – Electrolytic Capacitors, KYOCERA AVX. “Developing space-grade components proven to satisfy challenging application, reliability, and regulatory requirements is a feat of engineering, so we are very proud to see our stacked TCH products fulfill their first critical mission.”

Mayar continued, “KYOCERA AVX has a well-established history of developing electronic components proven to satisfy the highest quality and reliability standards of a range of critical missions and applications. Now that our space-level stacked TCH Series capacitors have proven themselves in the Pragyaan lunar rover, we’re discussing future missions with the ISRO and other global space organizations and looking forward to continuing our proud tradition.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s stacked TCH (TCHS) Series surface-mount tantalum capacitors with conductive polymer electrodes, please click product detail button below. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Webinar: Succeeding in Device Certification: How to Overcome Failure
Thursday, October 26th, 2023 | 11:00 AM EDT

Device certification is a critical step in bringing your innovative products to market, ensuring their safety, reliability, and compliance with industry standards. However, it’s no secret that navigating the certification process can be a daunting task, with many devices encountering unexpected roadblocks along the way.

In this informative webinar, we will delve deep into the world of device certification and shine a spotlight on the six most common factors behind certification failures, especially concerning antenna considerations. By understanding these key challenges, you’ll gain valuable insights and strategies to enhance your device’s chances of a successful certification journey.

Join us in this webinar as we explore real-world case studies, practical tips, and best practices to help you overcome hurdles such as regulatory compliance, testing issues, and more. Whether you’re a device manufacturer, engineer, or quality assurance professional, this webinar is a must-attend event to ensure your devices not only meet but exceed certification requirements.

Key takeaways:

• Identify the top 6 reasons devices fail in certification
• Learn how to proactively address these challenges during pre-certification
• Discover real-world examples and success stories from the field

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a competitive edge in the certification challenges and ensure your devices meet the highest standards of quality and compliance.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 2nd, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is acquiring assets of Bliley Technologies, a worldwide leader in the design and development of innovative, low-noise frequency control products with more than 65 years of space heritage in low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary equatorial orbit (GEO) applications. The asset transfer acquisition will bring Bliley’s equipment, people, and IP under the KYOCERA AVX umbrella and allow KYOCERA AVX to produce the same high-quality electronic components that made Bliley a global leader. Upon finalization, the acquired assets will operate under KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation (Erie).

“We are very pleased to welcome members from the Bliley Technologies team to KYOCERA AVX and are very excited to further expand our crystal devices portfolio with the disruptive technologies they’ve developed, which will allow us to better serve sophisticated customers in the demanding military, aerospace, and defense markets,” said Kio Ariumi, Senior VP, Operational Integrations, KYOCERA AVX. “The asset transfer acquisition provides more than 20 patents for key positioning, navigating, and timing technologies as well as an accomplished staff and an advanced manufacturing facility with several crucial certifications and qualifications, all of which will further strengthen our presence in these essential markets.”

Bliley Technologies manufactures innovative low-noise crystal and oscillator products at its 64,000-square-foot, ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, and is one of the only U.S. based companies to manufacture both — from front end to final finishing — within the same facility. This fact enables close collaboration between Bliley’s highly experienced crystal oscillator and mechanical engineers and its production team and has resulted in the development of some of the most successful solutions available in the global frequency control industry, including its patented and currently unrivaled low-power oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OXCO) technology, which offers superior holdover performance compared to micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TXCO) at a fraction of the power budget

KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation will continue to manufacture Bliley products, including OCXOs, TCXOs, and voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs); high-precision AT-, SC-, IT-, and FC-cut crystals; and quartz and lead zirconate titanate (PZT), lithium niobate, langatate, and yttrium calcium oxoborate (YCOB) transducer blanks and will also design and develop new products based on Bliley IP. Engineered for use in demanding, high-stakes applications within the new space, satellite communications, aerospace, avionics, military and defense, mobile communications, 5G cellular and telecommunications, smart and autonomous vehicles, and commercial drone markets, these innovative products:

• Effectively suppress phase noise.
• Ruggedly withstand random and micro vibrations.
• Reliably endure low-gravity environments.
• Maintain superlative frequency stability.
• Endure fast and wide temperature variations, and more.

“The Bliley Technologies team is happy to become a part of KYOCERA AVX and is looking forward to leveraging our relative strengths and experience to accomplish many of the same goals that we’ve been pursuing as Bliley as KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation,” said Keith Szewczyk, CEO and Director, Bliley Technologies. “Bliley has earned a global reputation for research and development, quality, and reliability, and our purpose has always been to inspire and enable our customers’ innovations, allowing them to achieve more than they ever thought possible. The KYOCERA AVX team shares this commitment and, together, we will continue to develop novel crystal products that redefine possibilities.”

Bliley Technologies is certified to ASD9100 Rev D and ISO 9001, J-STD-001 Class 3, IPC-A-610, IPC-7711, and IPC-7721. The company is also qualified to MIL-PRF-55310 and compliant with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), REACH and RoHS directives, and MIL-STD-883B, MIL-STD-202, and MIL-O-55310 environmental and qualification testing standards.

For more information about Bliley Technologies, several assets of which will begin operating under KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation (Erie), please visit https://www.bliley.com/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s crystal devices, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/crystal-devices/. For more information about KYOCERA AVX, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 25, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has earned a prestigious Platinum 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award — the highest possible level of recognition. Bestowed by TTI, Inc., the world’s leading authorized specialty distributor of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical (IP&E) components, the Platinum 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award celebrates KYOCERA AVX for faithfully fulfilling critical quality performance metrics designed to elevate supplier and distributor performance and achieve maximum customer satisfaction throughout Asia. It also marks the fifth consecutive year that KYOCERA AVX has been honored by the TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award program.

Launched in 2007, the annual TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Awards recognize suppliers for superlative performance within Asia as it relates to quality acceptance, ship-to-commit delivery dates, effective business systems, ease of doing business, and both the quality and efficacy of field employee and management relationships. The 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award specifically celebrates KYOCERA AVX for its faithful fulfillment of crucial performance metrics including on-time delivery, receiving quality, customer-reported quality, administrative quality, operations and business systems, and sales and management support. Anthony Chan, President of TTI Asia, presented the award to Alex Schenkel, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at KYOCERA AVX, during an award presentation in Singapore on July 9, 2023.

“We are pleased to recognize KYOCERA AVX with a Platinum-level 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award, and we are very grateful for the consistency of the outstanding annual performance that has warranted this prestigious recognition,” said Sam Sung, Vice President, Product and Supplier Marketing, TTI Asia. “The 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award marks the fifth consecutive year that KYOCERA AVX has earned recognition in this prestigious program and represents an increasingly prosperous partnership between our companies.”

“The KYOCERA AVX team, and especially the KYOCERA AVX Asia team, is very proud to have earned a TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive year. These prestigious awards recognize our unflagging commitment to providing peak performance, as well as our ability to consistently deliver on that intention, and it is an honor to once again have our hard work celebrated by one of our highly valued strategic partners,” said Alex Schenkel, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at KYOCERA AVX. “Our team is committed to consistently exceeding quality performance standards and providing exemplary customer service, and we look forward to further strengthening our partnership with TTI Asia in 2023.”

For more information, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

About TTI
TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of electronic components. Founded in 1971, the emphasis on a broad and deep product portfolio, available-to-sell inventory and sophisticated supply chain programs have established TTI as a distributor of choice to manufacturers in the industrial, defense, aerospace, transportation, medical, and communications sectors worldwide. TTI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the TTI Family of Companies, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and TTI Semiconductor Group employ over 7,000 people in more than 133 locations throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Globally, the company maintains over 2 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space housing over 850,000 component part numbers. For more information about TTI, visit www.tti.com.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 13, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released the new 9296-11X Series STRIPT™ vertical poke-home through-board contacts for 12–18AWG wire.

The new 9296-11X Series vertical through-board contacts further expand the company’s portfolio of user-friendly poke-home contacts and connectors. This addition brings the portfolio total to 10 series, two of which — this series and 9296-000 Series contacts — can now support larger wire gauges and higher current ratings.

KYOCERA AVX’s STRIPT poke-home contacts are industry-leading, UL-approved, single-contact solutions that deliver equivalent or improved performance compared to complete connector solutions but are more economical due to the lack of an insulator, which saves on material costs. Their impressive, cost-effective performance even extends to harsh industrial environments, where they’ve been field-proven for more than 10 years.

The insulator-less STRIPT poke-home contact design features high-force dual-beam box contacts that reliably capture both solid and stranded wires, provide maximum wire retention strength, and exhibit robust mechanical stability. It also offers board space and/or height savings and supports flexible board placement, all which can be advantageous for today’s high-density electronic designs.

The new 9296-11X Series STRIPT vertical poke-home contacts have a surface-mount through-board construction equipped with pure-tin-plated phosphor bronze box contacts. This construction allows users to quickly, easily, and reliably terminate 12–18AWG solid or stranded wires by simply pushing the wire into the contact.

The 9296-11X Series is rated for up to 20A, 300VACrms or the DC equivalent, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +130°C and is compliant with UL 1977 safety standards and the RoHS directive to support broad application suitability. Ideal applications for the series include machine controls, such as motors, drives, solenoids, sensors, battery packs, fans, and pumps; commercial building controls, security and fire alarms, and sensors; LED fixtures, signage, and streetlights; and home appliances, such as vacuums and steam cleaners, washing machines, and dryers.

9296-11X Series vertical poke-home contacts are packaged on tape and reel for automated SMT placement and are currently available with an eight-week lead time.

“We’re very pleased to further expand our user-friendly and field-proven poke-home connectivity portfolio with the new 9296-11X Series STRIPT vertical poke-home through-board contacts,” said Perrin Hardee, Product Marketing Manager, KYOCERA AVX. “This new series supports the simple and reliable termination of plated and unplated solid and stranded 12–18 AWG wires without soldering and achieves robust connections rated for up to 20A and proven to withstand the hazards of harsh industrial environments. It also offers immediate cost savings, space savings, and design flexibility that can be crucial for achieving desired device functionality with densely populated PCBs.”

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new 9296-11X Series STRIPT™ vertical poke-home through-board contacts for 12–18AWG wire, please click product details button below. To order, please visit DigiKey, Mouser, Farnell, and Future Electronics. For all other inquires, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Advantages of SuperCapacitors for Power Constrained Backup
Written By: Johnson Jiang

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In most energy storage scenarios, the tradeoffs between power density and energy density quickly come to the foreground. This is best illustrated in the automotive industry, where power density directly translates to acceleration and driving performance, while energy density translates to the total range achievable on a tank of gas or, for an electric vehicle, on a single recharge cycle. This is true across almost every application, from wearable electronics to microgrid power networks on a college campus.

This whitepaper from KYOCERA AVX will explore the advantages of SuperCapacitors, circuit level, uninterruptable power, and microgrid considerations, and the benefits that make them a more reliable option than traditional batteries.

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Failure Mode Comparison of Tantalum and Niobium Oxide Capacitors
Written By: George Zhang

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The automotive industry has become highly dependent on advanced sensing and computing. Starting in the mid-twentieth century, the development of dense, reliable, and stable capacitors has been instrumental in advancing high speed computing and high performance electronics. The demands on these capacitors have increased substantially, requiring high-temperature tolerance, harsh environmental reliability, and ever-decreasing parasitic parameters such as equivalent series resistance (ESR) and inductance (ESL).

Tantalum and niobium oxide capacitors have been two of the most notable contenders to meet these requirements. Though similar in construction, their failure modes are nuanced and require a careful understanding to ensure a successful design for a particular application.

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The Principles of Varistor Selection
Written By: Teddy Won

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A varistor is an electronic component used to suppress transient voltages to protect electronic circuits. The behavior of varistors in a circuit is similar to TVS diodes, but they are entirely different in design, materials, and construction. There are many kinds of varistors on the market suitable for various applications, making choosing the right one to protect a given circuit challenging.

KYOCERA AVX multilayer varistors, with a unique high-energy multilayer construction, provide state-of-the-art overvoltage circuit protection and protection from voltage transients caused by ESD, inductive switching, automotive-related transients, NEMP, lighting, etc. KYOCERA AVX multilayer varistors also provide EMI/RFI filtering in the off-state, which can replace the need for additional EMC capacitors in the system.

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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (August 15, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new SCM Series double-layer, series-connected electrochemical supercapacitor modules.

The new SCM Series series-connected supercapacitor modules can be used by themselves or in conjunction with primary or secondary batteries to extend battery life and backup time or provide instantaneous power pulses in hold-up, energy harvesting, and pulse power applications in the industrial, energy, telecommunications, automotive, transportation, and medical industries. The series exhibits very high capacitance, very low ESR, high efficiency, high power density, and excellent pulse power handling characteristics. It also supports active cell balancing and ruggedly withstands high current, high vibration, and frequent charge and discharge cycles.

SCM Series supercapacitor modules are rated for operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +65°C and lifetimes that extend to millions of cycles. They are also lead-free compatible, RoHS compliant, and compliant with the UL 810A standard for electrochemical capacitors. Ideal applications for the series include heavy industrial equipment, uninterrupted power supplies, utility grid and micro grid storage and power shaving, energy harvesting, regenerative energy capture, variable speed pitch control, GSM and GPRS wireless communications, automotive and transportation vehicles spanning EVs and HEVs to trucks, busses, trains, and elevators, and portable medical devices.

The initial release of the new SCM Series is comprised of five immediately available part numbers:

• SCMA63K586SPPB2 are rated for 16V, 58F (+30%/-10%), 5mA DCL, and 15mΩ ESRDC and have a plastic case that measures 226.2mm x 48.6mm (L x W) and is equipped with terminal screws. They are tested and qualified for life cycle, high-temperature load life, temperature characteristics, vibration resistance, and humidity characteristics.
• SCMA63S586SPPB2 are rated for 160V, 5.8F (+30%/-10%), 25mA DCL, and 150mΩ ESRDC and have a plastic case that measures 364.5mm x 234mm (L x W) and is equipped with terminal screws. They are tested and qualified for life cycle, high-temperature load life, temperature characteristics, vibration resistance, and humidity characteristics.
• SCMZ1EK507STAB2 are rated for 16V, 500F (+30%/-10%), 6mA DCL, and 2.5mΩ ESRDC and have an aluminum case that measures 418mm x 68mm (L x W) and is equipped with a four-pin connector. They are tested and qualified for life cycle, high-temperature load life, and storage temperature characteristics.
• SCMZ1EP1F6STAB2 are rated for 48V, 165F (+30%/-10%), 6mA DCL, and 5.22mΩ ESRDC and have an aluminum case that measures 418mm x 194mm (L x W) and is equipped with a four-pin connector. They are tested and qualified for life cycle, high-temperature load life, and storage temperature.
• SCMZ85P836STAB2 are rated for 48V, 83F (+30%/-10%), 3mA DCL, and 9mΩ ESRDC and have an aluminum case that measures 418mm x 194mm (L x W) and is equipped with a four-pin connector. They are tested and qualified for life cycle, high-temperature load life, and storage temperature characteristics.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new SCM Series series-connected supercapacitor modules, please click product details button below. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser. For all other inquires, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

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KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released its first oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) products. The new high-performance OCXO products are the latest addition to the company’s line of frequency control solutions and are backed by more than 90 years of experience serving that industry and manufactured in the USA.

OCXOs are temperature-controlled devices that maintain a quartz crystal’s constant operating temperature in order to prevent changes in the specified frequency that would otherwise result from variations in ambient temperature. They are widely used in applications including network infrastructure, backhaul communications, test and measurement systems, industrial equipment, medical equipment, such as MRIs, military equipment, aerospace equipment, such as satcom up and down converters and military and commercial drones, oil and gas sensors, precision timing and clock sources, and GPS precision timing devices.

KYOCERA AVX’s new KOV Series standard voltage-controlled OCXOs and KLN Series low-noise voltage-controlled OCXOs employ modern layout topologies and robust designs that deliver excellent performance in these and other applications and allow customers to achieve a super stable frequency in the form of a sinewave or a super stable timing source in the form of a CMOS clock output. KOV and KLN Series OCXOs exhibit high stability over a wide range of operating temperatures (10–50MHz ±5ppb and 50–120MHz ±10ppb from -40°C to +85°C), low jitter, which results in superior stability and allows customers to use them as the primary frequency source in their RF chain, and low phase noise and exceptional aging characteristics, with very little frequency deviation over more than 20 years of continuous operation. They are available in multiple through-hole and surface-mount package sizes and with two output types: sine and complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistor transistor logic (CMOS/TTL). Both series are also REACH and RoHS compliant.

KOV Series standard voltage-controlled OCXOs offer a wide frequency range, extending from 10–120MHz, have a quick warm-up time, and exhibit low phase noise (e.g., 120dBc/Hz at 10Hz offset and -145dBc/Hz at 1kHz offset, both with a 10MHz center frequency). They are currently available in five surface-mount package sizes (9×14, 14-pin DIP, 20×20, 22×25, and 25x25mm) rated for 3.3V or 5V supply voltages and are ideal for use in 5G picocell applications in addition to the aforementioned applications. Shipping options include tape and reel and bulk packaging.

KLN Series low-noise voltage-controlled OCXOs offer a wide frequency range, extending from 10–150MHz, tolerate micro vibrations, and exhibit excellent low-g acceleration sensitivity (<0.3ppb/G on the worst axis), superior frequency stability, and three different levels of low- to ultra-low phase noise (e.g., 130dBc/Hz at 10Hz offset and -166dBc/Hz offset for “A” level phase noise with a 10MHz center frequency). They are available in three surface-mount package sizes (14-pin DIP, 20x20, and 25x25mm) rated for 5V or 12V supply voltages and shipped in bulk packaging. In addition the aforementioned applications, they are also ideal for high-performance military equipment, such as missile and radar systems, autonomous vehicles, and phase-locked microwave applications.

“The new KYOCERA AVX OCXOs are based on our proven technology and backed by our high-performance heritage in the frequency control solutions industry, and they complement the robust KYOCERA Corporation crystal product line produced in Japan,” said Kio Ariumi, Senior Vice President, KYOCERA AVX. “Although OCXOs are widely available in today’s market, they’re typically produced by crystal-exclusive companies. KYOCERA AVX, on the other hand, offers a wide range of complementary product lines, including MLCCs, tantalum/polymer capacitors, antennas, connectors, and sensors, that provide added value for OCXO customers.”

Lead time for the series is currently 12–14 weeks.

For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new KOV Series standard voltage-controlled OCXOs and KLN Series low-noise voltage-controlled OCXOs, please click button below. To order, please visit DigiKey and Mouser. For all other inquires, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.

Properties and Characteristics of Crystal Units
Written By: Wataru Muraoka

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Numerous devices in people‘s lives today are becoming more sophisticated. As a result, the number of crystal devices installed is increasing. For example, with the evolution of autonomous driving, we are using crystal devices for many functions such as sensor systems to detect distance, camera systems to capture images, image processing systems to process captured images, and communication systems to communicate many of those digital data in and out of the vehicle at high speed.

Crystal Units are a piezoelectric element which produces electricity on the surface when mechanical pressure is applied, and when electricity is applied it vibrates in a certain manner. A Crystal Unit is a product that utilizes this piezoelectric effect.

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