Series T409, T419, and T429 are qualified to MIL-PRF-55365/4 and /11, Styles CWR09, CWR19, and CWR29. They offer 100% surge current testing as option for all case sizes, along with Weibull grading (B, C, and D levels). Components have rated voltages from 4-35 V, and each series is offered in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and X case sizes. Typical applications include decoupling, bypass, filtering, and R-C timing circuits.

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 15 — KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) today announced the launch of its new established reliability series T409, T419, and T429 qualified to MIL-PRF-55365/4 & /11, Styles CWR09, CWR19, and CWR29. These new additions establish KEMET as the premier supplier of defense and aerospace components with the most complete Qualified Product’s List (QPL) of any capacitor manufacturer in the world.

These three new military approved series offer 100% Surge Current testing as an option for all case sizes, along with Weibull grading (B, C and D levels). The initial release is comprised of components with rated voltages from 4 to 35 volts. Each series is offered in nine case sizes (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and X).

Typical applications for these new capacitors are decoupling, bypass, filtering, and R-C timing circuits. Lead times are eight to ten weeks, depending on the specific testing options requested.

Contact KEMET for additional details on these new products, or visit www.kemet.com for complete specifications and performance characteristics.

About KEMET

KEMET Corporation is a preferred supplier of capacitors to the world’s most demanding customers of quality, delivery, and service. KEMET leads the capacitor industry in producing high-performance solutions including a complete line of surface mount Ceramic, Tantalum, and solid Aluminum technologies provided with near-perfect quality and on-time delivery at competitive prices to customer locations worldwide. KEMET capacitors are fundamental elements used in every type of electronic equipment, including computers, telecommunication, automotive, military, medical, and consumer electronics. KEMET is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 certified company.

Featuring max height of 1.2 mm, TLJ Series enriches audio in miniature applications such as PDAs, mobile phones, and digital camera modules by producing clear filtering, piezoless, deep bass performance. RoHS-compliant devices operate over -55 and +125[degrees]C range, providing capacitance versus voltage ratio of 220 [micro]F 4 V in miniature 1411 footprint. They also offer capacitance tolerance of [+ or -]20%.

TLJ Series capacitors enriches sound quality in miniature device applications…

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (February 8, 2007) - AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components, has extended its TLJ Series tantalum capacitor family to include a miniature T case size. Known for its high capacitance versus voltage ratio, the TLJ Series is designed to enrich audio performance in miniature applications such as PDAs, mobile phones, MP3 players and digital camera modules.

The TLJ increases the sound quality by producing a clear filtering, piezoless, deep bass performance for low frequency miniature devices.

“The TLJ Series tantalum capacitor is the first on the market to offer this capacitance value in a T case size,” said Dan Lane, AVX Tantalum Marketing Manager. “Until now, because of space constraints, designers were limited to coupling capacitors with a range up to 100[micro]F, resulting in limited performance in the low frequency spectrum.

Displaying a maximum height of 1.2mm, the TLJ tantalum capacitor offers a capacitance versus voltage ratio of 220[micro]F 4V in a miniature 1411 footprint. The capacitor also delivers a capacitance tolerance of [+ or -]20% and an operating temperature range between -55[degrees]C and +125[degrees]C. Complying with RoHS requirements, the TLJ Series provides 3x reflow, 260[degrees]C peak temperature lead-free assembly systems.

The TLJ Series is also available in standard EIA case sizes A, B, C D and the low profile W.

Typical pricing for the TLJ T case size tantalum capacitor starts at $0.65 in quantities of 10,000 pieces with a lead time of stock to 14 weeks.

Whatever the nature of reactive power compensation in power systems and no matter the voltage level, capacitors are the common elements in all device. Natarajan (president, Practical Power Associates, North Carolina) explains the role of capacitors in power factor correction. He first covers fundamentals such as power factor concepts, industry standards, capacitor specifications, testing of capacitors, location of shunt capacitors, power factor improvement, and system benefits. He then offers chapters on series capacitors, surge capacitors, capacitors for motor and other applications, and static VAR compensation. He then looks at various protection methods, shunt capacitor bank maintenance, system impact issues such as harmonics and induced voltage on the control cables, and economic analysis applicable to the power factor compensation. The reader is required to have a basic knowledge of protection equipment and time- domain analysis.

RS Components has won a three year contract worth Eur 15 million to supply Thales
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an international electronics and systems group serving the defence, aerospace, security and services markets worldwide. Thales selected RS for a minimum of three years after a lengthy tender process involving two potential suppliers. RS was chosen to support several strategic purchasing objectives including reduced transactional costs, a reduction in the current vendor base and an increased product portfolio.

RS was commended for its ability to provide any catalogue item worldwide, its additional services that would support Thales’ competitiveness, and its view of market share.

The winning provider was required to maintain high quality and service levels, with an e-procurement service and extensive support for the RoHS Directive and, again, RS excelled.

Thales was attracted by the company’s recently introduced 100,000 item extended-range product roster and its comprehensive e-procurement system.
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Feedback from Thales worldwide divisions revealed that RS had the most reliable delivery service, while the dedicated RoHS programme - where RS compliant products are clearly labelled - provided another incentive.

Thales Group’s Component Purchasing Manager said: ‘RS has proven itself to be the best in the field when it comes to services and reliability’.

‘Its range of products and e-procurement services will help us achieve our own objectives of improved competitiveness and growth’.

RS Global Account Manager, Paul Umpleby, said: ‘Thales has chosen RS because it can rely on us to supply any product from our extensive range anywhere in the world, while our e-procurement service saves time and cuts transaction costs, leading to a more efficient purchasing strategy’.

‘Operating as a global company, we share Thales’ strategic vision for growth in the years ahead’.

Farnell InOne is one of the first suppliers to migrate its complete catalogue from the OGCbuying.solutions Catalist service to its new emarketplace, Zanzibar
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allowing public sector buyers direct access to the full Farnell InOne range. The transition of over 130,000 Farnell InOne products to the new system is the largest on the Zanzibar site and enables buyers direct access to the distributor’s range over the internet to transact end-to-end requisitions, orders and invoices.

The Zanzibar website is a key part of the Government’s procurement strategy and is accessible by all public sector organisations in the UK, allowing government departments both choice and financial savings in their procurement efforts.

Mark Peers, Public Sector Business Manager of Farnell InOne comments: ‘As one of the first suppliers to make the transition from Catalist to Zanzibar, we can offer our public sector customers buying efficiency with both major procurement savings and a wealth of e-procurement benefits - from online transactions to e-invoicing’.

‘This means that the full Farnell InOne linecard - from tooling, to lighting, maintenance and repair equipment and our full RoHS compliant catalogue - is now available across the entire public sector’.

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Kemet will be exhibiting its class leading ranges of surface mount capacitors in tantalum, ceramic and aluminium, and leaded capacitors in ceramic and tantalum at this year’s Electronica show in Munich. As a result of growth and recent acquisition, Kemet has significantly increased its presence in Europe.

With its facility in Evora, Portugal, the company is now able to support the European market with locally manufactured product and has invested in additional sales and customer service resources to maintain its ‘easy to buy from’ leadership position.

Kemet’s ability to supply very high reliability components makes the European automotive market one of several key application areas for its products.

The company’s booth at the show will reflect this, with new Flex Robust and High Temperature capacitors that are well suited to the difficult operating environments found in vehicles, especially in under bonnet electronics modules.

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in Barcelona. Amphenol, one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world, is broadening its product offering through Farnell InOne in Europe by adding over 450 new lines to both the new catalogue and the web. By the time the new Spring 2007 Farnell InOne catalogue is launched, customers will be able to benefit from over 650 new products, across a whole host of new products ranging from industrial multipole to signal and data.

Ron Vane, Director Europe of Amphenol Infocom, comments: ‘Farnell InOne’s superb logistics service enables us to give design engineers quick and easy access to the latest technology in high speed data connectors and a full range of multipin commodity products’.

‘Through their wide area coverage across Europe, and Asia Pacific, we are gaining a lot of new interesting opportunities’.

Nick Jones, Director of Marketing and Product Development at Amphenol comments: ‘To better develop the increasingly broad and diverse product spread, Amphenol has created more support and focus by restructuring’.
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‘Each of the organisations now offer enhanced local support in all countries and this has resulted in an acceleration of new product additions to the Farnell InOne catalogue’.

Sam Pease, Supplier Account Manager at Farnell InOne adds: ‘We have built a very strong relationship with all Amphenol business units at an operational and corporate level, putting in place an extensive 18-month new product introduction plan, which we are confident will be of great benefit to customers’.

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Kemet has extended its T409 (CWR09 style) and T429 (CWR29 style) series of established reliability, military standard qualified (MIL-PRF-55365/4 and /11), surface mount tantalum capacitor ranges to include 50V-rated parts. The company has also enhanced the T409, T429 and T419 (CWR19 style) series by offering them with three new termination options.

Complementing the current solder-plated format, the new termination styles are gold plated, hot solder dipped, and solder fused.

This selection of finishes provides maximum flexibility to aerospace designers for who part compliance to MIL-PRF-55365 is a prerequisite.

The introduction of military standard qualified, 50V parts, covers the complete listing of CWR09 and CWR29 styles - a total of 22 new part numbers.
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The new additions include case sizes A through to H with capacitance values of 0.1 to 4.7uF.

100% surge current testing and Weibull grading (B and C levels) is available as an option for all case sises.

Typical applications for the -55 to +125C rated parts include decoupling, bypass, filtering and R-C timing circuits.

Kemet’s T409, T419 and T429 capacitors are packaged in precision moulded, laser marked cases, and are shipped in tape and reel packaging (per EIA 481-1) ready for automated assembly processes.

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A specific section detailing RoHS and other relevant legislation is an important and vital new addition.

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Built with a C0G dielectric and contained in miniature 0603 and 0805 packages, the devices have a voltage rating of 50 or 100V.

These high frequency, high Q components feature low power consumption and ultra low ESR, particularly at microwave, UHF and VHF frequencies.

Capacitance ranges vary from 0.1 to 100pF.
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The ERB series devices are available in 0603, 0805 or 1210 packages, with voltage ratings from 50V to 500V.

Also built using the C0G dielectric, these high frequency (1MHz to 1GHz), High Q capacitors are offered in capacitances ranging from 0.5 to 1000pF.

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Featuring very high self resonant frequencies, the devices provide low capacitance (from 0.1pF) and tight tolerances.

The MA series are particularly suited to nonmagnetic applications such as RF coils and amplifiers incorporated into sensitive equipment such as those designed for medical and military systems.

These parts are also designed to operate in harsh environments.

Murata’s Hi-Q MLC range is priced competitively, providing excellent value for performance.

All parts are RoHS compliant and already in volume production on 8 to 12 week leadtimes.

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