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KYOCERA AVX is Acquiring Assets of Bliley Technologies, A Global Leader in Low-Noise Frequency Control Products

On October 2, 2023 / Company News, News / Events / Press

The asset transfer acquisition includes Bliley’s business, equipment, people, and IP and will help KYOCERA AVX better serve sophisticated customers in the demanding military, aerospace, and defense markets. FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (October 2nd, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is acquiring assets of Bliley Technologies, a worldwide leader in the design and development of innovative, low-noise frequency control products with more than 65 years of space heritage in low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary equatorial orbit (GEO) applications. The asset transfer acquisition will bring Bliley’s equipment, people, and IP under the KYOCERA AVX umbrella and allow KYOCERA AVX to produce the same high-quality electronic

KYOCERA AVX Earned a Platinum 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award

On September 25, 2023 / Company News, News / Events / Press

This prestigious award marks the fifth consecutive year that TTI Asia has recognized KYOCERA AVX for faithfully fulfilling critical quality performance metrics designed to build stronger partnerships, improve quality performance, and provide excellent customer service. FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 25, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has earned a prestigious Platinum 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award — the highest possible level of recognition. Bestowed by TTI, Inc., the world’s leading authorized specialty distributor of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical (IP&E) components, the Platinum 2022 TTI Asia Supplier Excellence Award celebrates KYOCERA AVX for faithfully fulfilling critical quality performance metrics designed to elevate supplier and

New: 9296-11X Series Poke-Home Single Contacts

On September 13, 2023 / News / Events / Press, Products - Whats New

The new 9296-11X Series STRIPT™ vertical poke-home through-board contacts offer valuable cost and space savings, support design flexibility, and reliably terminate 12–18AWG solid and stranded wire. Ideal applications include machine controls, building controls, LED lighting, and home appliances. FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (September 13, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released the new 9296-11X Series STRIPT™ vertical poke-home through-board contacts for 12–18AWG wire. The new 9296-11X Series vertical through-board contacts further expand the company’s portfolio of user-friendly poke-home contacts and connectors. This addition brings the portfolio total to 10 series, two of which — this series and 9296-000 Series contacts — can now support

Technical Article: Advantages of SuperCapacitors for Power Constrained Backup

On August 31, 2023 / News / Events / Press, SuperCapacitors, Technical Articles / Whitepapers

Advantages of SuperCapacitors for Power Constrained Backup Written By: Johnson Jiang Abstract: In most energy storage scenarios, the tradeoffs between power density and energy density quickly come to the foreground. This is best illustrated in the automotive industry, where power density directly translates to acceleration and driving performance, while energy density translates to the total range achievable on a tank of gas or, for an electric vehicle, on a single recharge cycle. This is true across almost every application, from wearable electronics to microgrid power networks on a college campus. This whitepaper from KYOCERA AVX will explore the advantages of SuperCapacitors, circuit level, uninterruptable power, and microgrid considerations, and the benefits that make them a more reliable option than traditional

Technical Article: Failure Mode Comparison of Tantalum and Niobium Oxide Capacitors

On August 24, 2023 / News / Events / Press, Tantalum / Niobium / Polymer, Technical Articles / Whitepapers

Failure Mode Comparison of Tantalum and Niobium Oxide Capacitors Written By: George Zhang Abstract: The automotive industry has become highly dependent on advanced sensing and computing. Starting in the mid-twentieth century, the development of dense, reliable, and stable capacitors has been instrumental in advancing high speed computing and high performance electronics. The demands on these capacitors have increased substantially, requiring high-temperature tolerance, harsh environmental reliability, and ever-decreasing parasitic parameters such as equivalent series resistance (ESR) and inductance (ESL). Tantalum and niobium oxide capacitors have been two of the most notable contenders to meet these requirements. Though similar in construction, their failure modes are nuanced and require a careful understanding to ensure a successful design for a particular application.

Technical Article: The Principles of Varistor Selection

On August 17, 2023 / Circuit Protection, News / Events / Press, Technical Articles / Whitepapers

The Principles of Varistor Selection Written By: Teddy Won Abstract: A varistor is an electronic component used to suppress transient voltages to protect electronic circuits. The behavior of varistors in a circuit is similar to TVS diodes, but they are entirely different in design, materials, and construction. There are many kinds of varistors on the market suitable for various applications, making choosing the right one to protect a given circuit challenging. KYOCERA AVX multilayer varistors, with a unique high-energy multilayer construction, provide state-of-the-art overvoltage circuit protection and protection from voltage transients caused by ESD, inductive switching, automotive-related transients, NEMP, lighting, etc. KYOCERA AVX multilayer varistors also provide EMI/RFI filtering in the off-state, which can replace the need for additional EMC

New: SCM Series Series-Connected Supercapacitor Modules

On August 15, 2023 / News / Events / Press, Products - Whats New

The new supercapacitor modules exhibit very high capacitance, very low ESR, high efficiency, high power density, and excellent pulse power handling characteristics and are ideal for hold-up, energy harvesting, and pulse power applications in the industrial, energy, telecommunications, automotive, transportation, and medical industries. FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (August 15, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released the new SCM Series double-layer, series-connected electrochemical supercapacitor modules. The new SCM Series series-connected supercapacitor modules can be used by themselves or in conjunction with primary or secondary batteries to extend battery life and backup time or provide instantaneous power pulses in hold-up, energy harvesting, and pulse power applications

KYOCERA AVX First Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) Products

On July 12, 2023 / News / Events / Press, Products - Whats New

The new high-performance, voltage-controlled KOV and KLN Series OCXOs employ modern layout topologies and robust designs backed by more than 90 years’ experience in the frequency control solutions industry and deliver superior performance in a wide variety of networking, industrial, medical, test and measurement, military, aerospace, and oil and gas applications. KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has released its first oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) products. The new high-performance OCXO products are the latest addition to the company’s line of frequency control solutions and are backed by more than 90 years of experience serving that industry and manufactured in the USA. OCXOs are temperature-controlled devices that

Technical Article: Properties and Characteristics of Crystal Units

On May 23, 2023 / News / Events / Press, Technical Articles / Whitepapers, Timing Devices

Properties and Characteristics of Crystal Units Written By: Wataru Muraoka Abstract: Numerous devices in people‘s lives today are becoming more sophisticated. As a result, the number of crystal devices installed is increasing. For example, with the evolution of autonomous driving, we are using crystal devices for many functions such as sensor systems to detect distance, camera systems to capture images, image processing systems to process captured images, and communication systems to communicate many of those digital data in and out of the vehicle at high speed. Crystal Units are a piezoelectric element which produces electricity on the surface when mechanical pressure is applied, and when electricity is applied it vibrates in a certain manner. A Crystal Unit is a product

Time- and Cost-Saving 9176-700 Series Capped IDC Connectors

On March 30, 2023 / News / Events / Press, Products - Whats New

The new four- and five-position 9176-700 Series connectors provide robust and reliable gas-tight wire-to-board connections ideal for an even broader range of demanding automotive, transportation, industrial, lighting, and medical applications. FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 30, 2023) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, added new four- and five-position models to its 9176-700 Series capped insulation displacement contact (IDC) connectors for 18–24AWG wire, which are engineered to satisfy the demanding requirements of automotive, transportation, industrial, lighting, and medical applications. 9176-700 Series capped IDC connectors have a user-friendly, low-profile surface-mount form factor with an integrated termination/retention cap that allows users to simply insert a wire into the contact