EDN

Low-ESR tantalum capacitors make a difference in circuit designs

When choosing a capacitor for any application, there are a few key characteristics that must be understood in order to analyze its suitability for the circuit. In a simple capacitor equivalent circuit ...
EDN

Control your ESR capacitors, say EEs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Design engineers debated the practical uses of controlled equivalent series resistance bypass capacitors at an evening panel discussion during DesignCon here Monday (Jan. 29).
Electronic Design

Test & Measurement: Portable In-Circuit Tester Measures Capacitor ESR And DCR

A 9-V battery or an optional ac wall adapter can power the Model 881 portable in-circuit equivalent-series resistance (ESR) and dc resistance (DCR) capacitor tester ...
CNBC

AVX Develops High Q, Low ESR, 500 & 250VDC Multilayer Organic RF Capacitors

High-quality multilayer organic capacitors are ideal for RF power amplifiers, filter networks, and MRI system applications GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer ...
Hackaday

Humble 555 Gets A Boost For ESR Meter

[Peter Demchenko] wanted to use a low power TS555 in an ESR meter design. The problem is, he needed to handle significant current sink requirements for cases where the capacitor under test had a low ...
Electronic Design

High Q, Low ESR, 500 & 250VDC Multilayer Organic RF Capacitors

AVX Corporation has developed a 500 and 250VDC, 0603 case size surface mount capacitor capable of supporting frequencies ranging from 1 MHz to well above 5 GHz. Nov. 30, 2012 AVX Corporation has ...