UltraGuard Series ZnO based varistors from AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components, exhibit very low leakage current of2 µA maximum making them ideal transient protection applications where power consumption is a primary concern.

StaticGuard multilayer ceramic transient voltage suppressors from AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components, are designed to address ESD protection for CMOS, Bi-polar and SiGe based devices. The voltage suppressors meet 15 kV ESD pulse (air discharge) per IEC 1000-4-2, Level 4, generating less than 20 millijoules of energy. It is particularly important to protect ICs against ESD as the typical failure voltage for CMOS...

AVX Corporation has developed the USB Series varistors specifically to protect the high speed data lines that make up the Universal Serial Bus (USB) against ESD transients. Key criteria that make the varistors ideally suited to protecting high speed serial data lines is their fast turn on times and very low capacitance. Response time is less than 1 ns, while a special design ensures the devices meet the rigorous testing criteria of the IEC 61000-...

CAN Series varistors from AVX Corporation are specifically designed to provide ESD protection in controlled-area-network (CAN) applications, predominantly in automotive electronics. The zinc-oxide (ZnO) based, multilayer ceramic varistors feature non-linear, bi-directional voltage-current characteristics similar to back-to-back Zener diodes and an EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) capacitor in parallel. This “equivalent” capacitor e...

AntennaGuard multilayer ceramic transient voltage suppressors from AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components, target RF-antenna and RF-amplifier protection. These devices are zinc-oxide (ZnO) based, multilayer ceramic chips in 0402 and 0603 sizes and feature non-linear, bi-directional voltage-current characteristics similar to back-to-back Zener diodes and an EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) capacitor in parallel.

AVX Corporation has introduced new 5036 series secure, high reliability locking SIM connectors targeted primarily at the GSM market. The connectors employ a push/push card insertion method, giving a clear indication that card has been located properly, and feature Card Detection to show that a card is present. All devices in the 5036 series have a locking facility.

AVX has announced a new version 1.5 of SpiTanII, the company’s popular simulation program for its tantalum and Oxicap niobium oxide capacitor ranges. SpiTanII is an application software that enables the designer to view all basic characteristics and parameters for tantalum and Oxicap capacitors. The designer can select a desired component by part number or by reference to capacitance, rated voltage, case size or series. For the selected cap...

OxiCap Niobium Oxide capacitors from AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components, are set to replace traditional aluminium electrolytic capacitors in latest generation LCD/PDP TV applications. New OxiCap® devices offer a high reliability of up to 500k hours, and are available in low profile and low ESR styles, making them ideal for consumer electronics applications such as HDTVs.

AVX has improved maximum cap values of its low profile NOJ series range of OxiCap Niobium Oxide solid electrolyte capacitors. The standard Y case (7.3 x 4.3 x 2mm; length x width x height) now features 150uF rated at 6.3V, with the W case size (6 x 3.2 x 1.5mm; l x w x h) benefiting from 100uF rated at 4V. Low profile NOJ series capacitors are designed for applications where maximum height of components above or below the PCB are of prime conside...

AVX Corporation, the leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and connectors, has launched its new Quick Connect program which is of great benefit to design engineers as it ensures that they will receive samples of over 200 of our industry leading FFC connectors and over 50 other connectors including battery, SIM and wire to board connectors within 48 hours of request. The off-the-shelf service includes over 10 of the most popular AV...

New TPM series multi-anode “mirror” configuration multianode tantalum capacitors have been developed by AVX, delivering reduced height, lower self inductance and lower Equivalent Series Resistance. The new symmetrical design reduces ESL to 1nH – half that of standard D case sized devices. Low ESL enables a higher resonant frequency up to 500kHz (mirror D case), delivering more efficient filtering in DC/DC power switching convert...

AVX Corporation has developed new radial and axial leaded multilayer ceramic capacitors that offer high capacitance levels of up to 1.0microF at 50V and 100V in SR21 radial and 3.3microF at 10V in an SA10 axial configuration. New SkyCap series radial leaded ceramic capacitors are an extension of the existing SR21 family, which provide increased efficiency by allowing very high capacitances at around half the previously available package volume. S...

Now available from AVX Corporation are capacitor arrays featuring FLEXITERM soft termination. Like standard and multi layer ceramic capacitors, arrays will crack under excessive board flexure. However, FLEXITERM arrays can withstand over twice the PCB deflection of standard MLC devices without cracking.

AVX Corporation has developed next generation PCMCIA card kits that support both the ExpressCard/34 (34mm wide) and ExpressCard/54 (54mm wide) form factors. Part of AVX’s PCI ExpressCard product family, the 9186 and 9187 series PCI ExpressCard kits feature a locking mechanism that snaps into the kit frame providing maximum strength and rigidity to the connector kit.

AVX Corporation has developed what it says is the first automotive-grade conformally-coated ceramic radial leaded capacitor. Designated the AR Series, the product range encompasses NPO, X7R, and - most recently - X8R dielectrics, which allows for an extended temperature range up to 150ºC, making the parts suitable for a variety of automotive and industrial applications, including under-hood, in-cabin, and down-hole.

The CP0402P Series is an ultra tight tolerance, high directivity coupler and is now available from passives specialist AVX to improve power amplifier gain control in various wireless systems including cellualar and WIMAX system transmitters. This new series provides directivity as high as 20-27 dB and a ±0.5 dB coupling factor tolerance in a miniature 0402 case size. This is more than double the directivity and half the coupling factor tol...

Groundbreaking patented technology and intelligent design have allowed passives specialist AVX to develop a number of exciting new electronic component devices in 2006 such as FLEXISAFE Ultra Safe capacitors for high protection against mechanical cracking issues; 2-terminal Land Grid Array capacitors that offer Equivalent Series Inductance similar to 8-terminal IDCs; and CoreCap capacitors that deliver Equivalent Series Resistance down to 3mΩ a...

AVX has developed a new software product library for use with Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS). This enables customers to perform diagnostics on circuit designs before the manufacturing process, saving time and money.

The 9175 connector from AVX’s Elco Europe Division allows users to easily connect individual wires to a single row of contacts using IDC technology. Currently available as 2-and 3-way IDC connectors, the part is both low-profile (3.45mm) with a small PCB footprint (2 way: 5.0x2.5mm, 3 way: 7.5x2.5mm) and allows for quick, easy assembly thanks to a dedicated single-wire insertion hand tool.

AVX has released a tight tolerance L0402 LGA inductor based on thin-film technology, providing excellent high frequency performance and rugged construction for reliable automatic assembly. Thin film technology allows for the deposition of low ESR line width structures to the micron and below level. These small structures yield extremely tight tolerance inductors in virtually any value, and as tight as 0.05nH in low value 0402 devices.