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New Vishay Intertechnology Y1 Safety Capacitors Require Up to 40 % Less Board Space, Enable Product Miniaturization MALVERN, Pa. — Aug. 11, 2026 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of AC line rated ceramic disc safety capacitors with a Y1 rating of 300 VAC and 1500 VDC in a surface-mount casing. Designed for EMI / RFI suppression and filtering in industrial environments, the Vishay BCcomponents SMDY1…S series reduces board space requirements by… |
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What is Amplitude Modulation? Complete Guide with Formula, Circuit Diagram & Practical Demo Amplitude modulation (AM) was first introduced to enable long-range wireless audio communication, representing a major advancement over wireless telegraphy using spark-gap transmitters. Understanding what is amplitude modulation and how it works is fundamental for electronics engineering students and professionals working with radio frequency circuits. This… |
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Simple Square wave to Sine Wave Converter A square wave to Sine wave converter circuit is an important analog circuit that converts square waveforms to sine waveforms. It has a broad spectrum of applications in many different areas of electronics, such as mathematical operations, acoustics, audio applications, inverters, power sources, function generators, etc. In this project, we will… |
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Stereo Audio Pre-Amplifier Circuit with Bass and Treble Control using Transistors Often times, we need to control bass, treble, and volume of our audio signal before passing it through amplification stages to prevent sound distortion. The circuit that amplifies the audio signal before it enters the main speaker amplifier is called an Audio Preamplifier. The use of an audio pre-amplifier ensures good audio quality and provides options to modify our sound… |
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Switched Capacitor Voltage Converter A switched capacitor voltage converter performs energy transfer and voltage conversion using capacitors. There are mainly two types of switched capacitor voltage converters, first is the voltage inverter circuit and the second is the voltage doubler circuit. These types of circuits are commonly known as charge pump circuits. In this project, we will… |
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Pi Filter - Overview, Working, Construction, Application and Design Tips Filters are commonly used in power and audio electronics to reject unwanted frequencies. There are many different types of filters used in electronic circuit designs based on the application but the underlying concept of all of them is the same, that is to remove unwanted signals. All these filters can be categorized into two types- Active filters and passive filters. The… |
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MKP385e – Automotive Grade AC and Pulse Film Capacitors for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Vishay Intertechnology, Inc has introduced MKP385e, a new series of Automotive Grade AC and pulse metalized polypropylene film capacitors for hybrid and electric vehicles. These capacitors have a maximum operating temperature of 125°C (Observing voltage derating) and they ensure compliance with IEC 60384-17 and AEC-Q200 Revision D. These new radial potted capacitors are… |
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Understanding ESR and ESL in Capacitors The most used electronics components in any electronic design are Resistors (R), Capacitors (C), and the Inductors (L). Most of us are familiar with the basics of these three passive components and how to use them. Theoretically (under ideal conditions) a capacitor can be considered as a pure capacitor with only capacitive properties, but in practice a capacitor will… |
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Crystal Oscillator Vs Resonator There are various resonators that are used for an immense number of applications in the field of Electronics. In those list of resonators, the two mainly used materials are quartz crystal and Ceramic (making Ceramic Resonator). Quartz crystal is used in Crystal Oscillator and Ceramic is used in Ceramic Resonator. Both of them have the same aim of generating an oscillation… |
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RC Phase Shift Oscillator using Op-Amp When an RC phase shift oscillator employs an op-amp in its circuit, it becomes an electronic oscillator with a stable sine wave output. It functions by developing two groups of 180-degree phase shifts, one via the RC network and the other via an op-amp in an inverting circuit. Due to this phase shift arrangement, it produces nearly pure sinusoidal signals with extreme frequency stability and… |
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What is Capacitor Leakage Current and How to Reduce It The capacitor is the most common component in electronics and is used in almost every electronics application. There are many types of capacitors available in the market for serving different purposes in any electronic circuit. They are available in many different values from 1 pico-Farad to 1 Farad capacitors and Supercapacitors. Capacitors also have different types of… |
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An Introduction to Supercapacitors The capacitor is a two-terminal passive component, which is widely used in electronics. Almost, every circuit we find in electronics, use one or more capacitors for various usage. Capacitors are the most used electronics component after resistors. They have a special ability to store energy. There are different types of capacitors available in the market, but one which is… |
