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Showcasing E-Mobility Solutions at Electronica 2024

Showcasing E-Mobility Solutions at Electronica 2024

The KYOCERA AVX booth (B4.502) will feature a variety of innovative electronic components engineered to enable high-reliability e-mobility, automotive, transportation, and communications solutions. 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

KYOCERA AVX Releases Industry’s First Dual-Entry Card-Edge Connectors

KYOCERA AVX Releases Industry’s First Dual-Entry Card-Edge Connectors

The new 9159-800 Series dual-entry vertical card-edge connectors also offer its lowest above-board height profile and provide customers in the automotive, transportation, industrial manufacturing, consumer electronics, and white goods industries with space savings, flexibility, and high-reliability performance. 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

New Revolutionary, Award-Winning Ultra-Wideband LDS Tulip Antenna

New Revolutionary, Award-Winning Ultra-Wideband LDS Tulip Antenna

The patented new surface-mount, on-ground, ultra-wideband (UWB) Tulip antenna is a revolutionary new design that leverages laser direct structuring (LDS) technology and delivers unparalleled accuracy in 6.0–8.5GHz UWB applications. 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

New IDC Splice Connectors (9179-000 Series)

New IDC Splice Connectors (9179-000 Series)

The new 9179-000 Series IDC Splice Connectors are designed to replace traditional crimp- and solder-style splice connectors in a broad range of industrial, lighting, consumer, automotive, and oil and gas applications. 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

Slim GPS Ceramic Patch Antenna

Slim GPS Ceramic Patch Antenna

Slim GPS Ceramic Patch Antenna Abstract: 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.

New Miniature RF MLCCs for Communications Applications | KGU Series

New Miniature RF MLCCs for Communications Applications | KGU Series

Designed to satisfy communications market demand for smaller RF capacitors capable of repeatable RF performance, the new KGU Series C0G (NP0) RF MLCCs pack features including ultra-low ESR, high power, high Q, high SRF, and tight tolerances into miniature EIA chip sizes ranging from 01005 to 0805. 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

KYOCERA AVX Launches 20 New KAM Series Automotive MLCCs

KYOCERA AVX Launches 20 New KAM Series Automotive MLCCs

The 20 new KAM Series capacitors deliver high capacitance values in compact, lightweight, surface-mount packages optimized for EV, ADAS, and ADS applications and are designed, manufactured, and tested to meet the high quality and reliability standards of the automotive industry. 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

Embedded World (North America)

Embedded World (North America)

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.

New Waterproof Poke-Home Connectors

New Waterproof Poke-Home Connectors

The new 9289-000 Series single-piece wire-to-wire connectors facilitate quick, easy, accurate, economical, and space-saving high-reliability, IP67 in-field connections in a variety of industrial, transportation, commercial, and consumer electronics applications. 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

Application of Johnson’s approximation in finite element modeling for electric field-dependent materials

Application of Johnson’s approximation in finite element modeling for electric field-dependent materials

Johnson’s approximation is implemented in a finite element code to simulate the electric field dependence of a core–shell microstructure material. We show how the microstructure, based here on a 50:50 volume fraction, influences the measured effective permittivity as a function of applied voltage. Using a Johnson’s parameter of β = 1.0 × 1010 Vm5/C3, verified from commercial BaTiO3-based multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), we show how the microstructure and the difference in core and shell conductivities alter the local fields generated and how this influences the voltage dependence of the effective permittivity. Systems that comprise a conductive core-like material surrounded by a resistive shell experience little or modest voltage dependence due to the shell material providing shielding to large electric fields

New Wire-to-Board Card-Edge Connectors Equipped With Two Solderless Contact Technologies

New Wire-to-Board Card-Edge Connectors Equipped With Two Solderless Contact Technologies

The new 9169-000 Series connectors feature robust beryllium copper compression contacts and insulation displacement contacts that make it easy to establish reliable, high-signal-integrity connections in a wide range of harsh environment lighting, industrial, and consumer electronics applications. 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,

Assessing the Benefits of Tantalum Capacitors in Electronic Detonator Applications

Assessing the Benefits of Tantalum Capacitors in Electronic Detonator Applications

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,

New Additions to MIL-PRF-39006 QPL

New Additions to MIL-PRF-39006 QPL

TWA M39006 Series axial-leaded, hermetically sealed wet tantalum capacitors deliver high-reliability, high-CV performance in harsh environment military, defense, avionics, and industrial applications and are now available with both M- & P-level reliability. 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

KYOCERA AVX Launches Two New Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Series

KYOCERA AVX Launches Two New Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Series

The new SNA and SNL Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors are quick easy to install and deliver high-reliability, high-voltage, and high-CV performance over long lifetimes in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications with operating temperatures extending up to +105°C. 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

KYOCERA AVX Breaks Ground on New Facility for High-Quality, Low-Noise Quartz Crystal Frequency Control Products

KYOCERA AVX Breaks Ground on New Facility for High-Quality, Low-Noise Quartz Crystal Frequency Control Products

The new 49,000-square-foot manufacturing and design center will allow the company to produce millions 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. 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

IoT Satellite Connectivity Enabled by Small Ceramic Chip Antennas

IoT Satellite Connectivity Enabled by Small Ceramic Chip Antennas

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