The Analogue Devices article written by Jellenie Rodriguez and Mary McCarthy discusses the history and design challenges for a thermistor-based temperature measurement system and how it compares with a resistance temperature detector (RTD)-based temperature measurement system.
It will also outline thermistor selection, configuration trade-offs, and the importance of sigma-delta analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs) in this application space.
TrendForce reports that global economic headwinds have had a significant impact on the MLCC industry, with shipments from January to April of this year totaling 1.359 trillion units. This represents a 34% decrease compared to the same period in 2021, highlighting the greater impact of global economic headwinds on the MLCC ceramic capacitor industry compared to the pandemic.
The ultra-miniature 008004 case size (EIA) MLCC ceramic capacitors developed by KYOCERA are offering Hi-Q low loss features that suits ideally power amplifier (PA) modules in smartphones or other miniature hand held devices.
The non-linear resistance behavior is successfully use to get specific features like sensors, limiters, ESD protection, self-balancing temperature stabilisation etc. using still a relatively simple and reliable passive component.
EBW5216 is an electron-beam welded resistance element sandwiched between large copper terminals with optional tin plating. The series offers values of 50 and 100µΩ at down to 1% tolerance, 150ppm/°C TCR (measurement), 20ppm/°C TCR (alloy), and <1µV/°C thermal EMF.
This series is in support of Military Performance Specification Sheets MIL-PRF-32700/1 and /2. The T580/T581 series will be the first polymer tantalum surface mount capacitors available to the market that will meet these new specifications, reinforcing KEMET’s industry and technology leadership in the defense and aerospace high-reliability application market.