Panasonic is increasing its capacitor production at its Japan factory and expects to have a 20% growth in their production by 2021. The increase in production is in response to the higher demand created by 5G needs... Read More

The passive component market faces a number of issues as we head into 2021, and shortages are being forecast. If you have need of these components next year, it may be time to find access and check your supply chains... Read More

Yes, Moon dust could be an essential element in the future of space exploration. A UK company is developing a way to extract oxygen from moon dust and use the metal powders to 3D print building materials for a moon base... Read More

While Lithium-ion batteries are the current preferred energy storage technology, university researchers have joined forces to test sodium-ion as a potential competitor, Electronics Point reports.... Read More

Kemet Electronics’s new hybrid aluminum polymer capacitor series combines conductive polymer and liquid electrolytes, “resulting in electrical performance appropriate for automotive and industrial applications".... Read More

Toray Industries non-porous separators could increase the capacity of li-ion batteries and enhance the safety of the batteries in wearable electronic devices and electronic vehicles, Electronics Weekly reported.... Read More

Element14 has published two eBooks that provide assistance for electronics designers in every stage of their careers. The company interviewed engineers from 3M, Molex, Kemet, Keysight, and Tektronix to get insights.... Read More

Microchip Technology’s new network security chip, TA100, works with a host processor and provides secure key and boot (host code authentication), MAC generation, and certificate storage and management.... Read More

Microchip Technology’s 8bit PIC18 MCUs transmit and receive data through CAN bus Flexible Data rate “without the need for gateways or sophisticated network switching techniques,” Electronics Weekly reported.... Read More

Continuing a nine year tradition, TE Connectivity was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for their work on their One Connected World corporate responsibility strategy.... Read More