All Entries in the Tag : Tantalum

Vishay: Guide for "No Lead-Frame" Molded Tantalum Capacitors

Tantalum electrolytic capacitors are the preferred choice in applications where volumetric efficiency, stable electrical parameters, high reliability, and long service life are primary considerations.

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KEMET Expands Its HR Tantalum Hermetic Seal Product Line

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced the expansion of its High Reliability Hermetic Seal product line to include the high temperature solder option.

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Gippsland: Conflict-free Tantalum in Egypt

Tantalum Investing News- If there is one word that conjures up conversations about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), conflict-free minerals and regulations put forward by the SEC, it’s tantalum. These overarching issues, while extremely important for tantalum investors and end users, tend to overshadow other goings-on in the tantalum space. In the race to find conflict-free sources of tantalum, it seems that not enough light is being shed on projects outside conflict zones.

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Kemet offers high-reliability Mil-PRF-55365 capacitors

Kemet has a range of capacitors designed for use in high-reliability space applications. The capacitors meet the requirements of MIL-PRF-55365 as well as MIL-STD-1580.

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LED power drivers and tantalum polymer capacitors - Electronics Weekly

A small LED angle on this one – AVX has developed what it claims is the first 63V and 75V single-anode tantalum polymer capacitors, writes Richard Wilson.

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Tantalum Market Update (April 18, 2013)

Tantalum Investing News- Data from Metal-Pages shows that Chinese imports were up over 41 percent year-on-year through February. Average prices were also up by 6 percent, to $26,435 per metric ton (MT). Malaysia was the largest supplier of the imports, providing 443 MT. Brazil followed with 191 MT and then Rwanda with 131 MT.

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Canada: A Tantalum Producer in the Making?

Tantalum Investing News- At present, Canada is virtually a non-issue with regards to tantalum production, but within the next few years that could change. If the claims and goals made by mining companies are realized, Canada could climb the ranks to become a notable tantalum producer. But there is one issue: though companies have projects, they do not have the money to advance them to production.

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Building a better capacitor with custom nanorods

Science Daily- A new process for growing forests of manganese dioxide nanorods may lead to the next generation of high-performance capacitors.

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