KEMET Offers High Voltage Large Case Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors
KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) reports its new KEMET Power Solutions High Voltage SM Series capacitors.
KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) reports its new KEMET Power Solutions High Voltage SM Series capacitors.
EDN reports that tantalum capacitors can be used to create a sleeker design.
Seeking Alpha reports the transcript from the AVX (NYSE:AVX) conference call on Monday discussing first quarter earnings.
Recent reports on the global electronics industry show steady growth continuing in 2010 and onwards as emerging economies drive demand for electronic products.
The largest application for tantalum is in the electronics capacitor industry, totaling approximately 68 percent of global demand. Although tantalum consumption in the United States in 2009 was estimated to decrease by about 5 percent from the previous year, a large manufacturer of passive electronic components sees a very strong demand for tantalum caps in general, but in particular for the tantalum net capacitor.
Companies who rely on gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum to manufacture their products are coming under increasing public pressure to ensure the minerals they use are conflict free.
Major electronics firms claim the supply chains for their products are complex and difficult to unravel. But, NGOs say research conducted by themselves and the United Nations proves otherwise.
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