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    Nearly 80 percent smaller in volume and 65 percent in area than existing types with comparable performance   High impedance values over wide frequency range     TDK Corporation has developed a miniaturized multilayer chip bead series in case size 0603 (EIA 0201) that is nearly 80 percent smaller in volume and 65 [...]

    CGA series includes world’s first IEC 5750 type with a rated capacitance of 100 nF and rated voltage of 630 V Qualified to AEC-Q200       TDK Corporation has expanded its leading portfolio of automotive-grade MLCCs with new mid-voltage types featuring C0G temperature characteristics and rated voltages from 100 V to 630 [...]

  TDK Corporation presents two new types of the BR7000 series of EPCOS power factor controllers. The BR7000-T power factor controller offers 15 transistor outputs instead of 15 relay outputs. It is designed for applications that require fast switching operations and enables delay-free switching of thyristor modules, such as the EPCOS TSM series. The second innovation [...]

  TDK Corporation announces that its subsidiary, EPCOS China, has received ZTE Corporation’s Best Delivery Award 2012 for outstanding performance in the areas of logistics and service. In 2011 ZTE recognized EPCOS with its Best Quality Performance Award. The EPCOS and TDK products shipped to ZTE include SAW components and RF front-end modules for mobile [...]

              TDK Corporation announces that the company’s new EPCOS CeraLink™ capacitor was selected this year’s “High-Performance Component of the Year” in China’s prestigious Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards. The ACE awards are conducted by EE Times China and ESM China, two of the country’s leading electronics publications, and [...]

              All series feature versions for medical applications with a low leakage current of 2 μA TDK Corporation has expanded the proven EPCOS B84771* IEC inlet filter series with two new series: The B84773* series features an integrated fuse, while the B84776* series has both a switch and a [...]

              TDK Corporation presents EPCOS MKP film capacitors of the B3267*P* series with a significantly reduced volume. For example the type with a capacitance of 1 µF and a rated voltage of 450 V DC has dimensions of only 8.0 x 17.5 x 13.0 mm³ thanks to a high capacitance [...]

              Advanced multi-channel power management capabilities in a single compact package Features high-efficiency, 5-channels step-down converter power supply with an output of up to 2.6 A Footprint up to 60 percent smaller than discrete solutions TDK Corporation presents a new series of highly integrated, multi-channel power management modules for [...]

    Product information from EPCOS:         The purpose of output filter capacitors in power electronic systems is to filter high frequency voltage components so that the waveform of the output voltage is as similar to the ideal sine waveform as possible. Epcos offers two product series for output filtering, the X2 [...]

              The following is a company specific publication from EPCOS: Film capacitors protect semiconductors against overvoltages and filter transients. Requirements for film capacitors for snubbering are: - High pulse handling capability - High ripple current capability - Low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) and Equivalent Series Inductance (ESL) - Overvoltage capability - [...]