This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics. Transistors and ICs are considered active components because they change signals using energy from the power supply. Capacitors, ...

Through-hole assembly means bending leads on components and putting the leads through holes in the circuit board, then soldering them in place, and trimming the wires. That took up too much space and ...

While working at a company that makes automotive embedded control systems, my colleagues and I set out to create a new PCB layout for one of our products. The product worked fine, but we needed to ...

Taiwan-based power inductor maker Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics has disclosed plans to make an equity investment in solid electrolytic capacitor maker Apaq Technology. Save my User ID and Password ...

Fujitsu's distributor Zenitron indicated that Japan-based Nichicon is going to acquire Fujitsu's capacitor business, while market watchers commented that the acquisition of Nichicon and Fujitsu will ...

Every few years in the electronics industry, the dreaded word “allocation” rears its head. It’s doing it again, but with even more gusto than usual. As a manufacturer, components tend to be ...