All of them will be shown step by step. May not Have Hit Bottom With parts readily available, the high prices and long lead times OEMs experienced last year are unlikely to resurface soon, say suppliers and analysts. Even if market conditions improve slightly, customers will continue to seek low prices, squeezing component makers' already thin margins.
Several companies expect to be manufacturing niobium capacitors in volume by early next year.
Tantalum Carnage Continues in the Congo Bad publicity and slumping demand may have curbed the illicit trade in tantalum ore from the Congo, but warring over the country's mineral-rich regions wages on. The U.N. fingers a German company as the main culprit. This overview of niobium versus tantalum for electrolytic capacitor comes from Kemet, one of the world largest capacitor manufacturers. PIN Photodiode Tutorial ChipCenter's Anton Kruger explains what a PIN Photodiode is. This slide show introduces connector functions and key features and explains some of the basic electrical concepts associated with connectors.