Archived Issues
2010
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May 2010 - Passive Component Industry Magazine
Table of Contents:
- An Update To The Capacitor Industry Forecast For The June 2010 Quarter
- Capacitor Lead-Times Continue to Stretch in May 2010
- Raw Material Price Index For Passive Components Declines In May 2010
- Top Capacitor Vendors Show Mixed Results in March Quarter
- Alcatel-Lucent Blames Component Shortage As Reason For 18.1% Revenue Decline In Q1 2010
- Ferro Announces Restructuring of European Dielectrics Business
- Murata Expects Non-Ceramic Capacitors To Generate More Than $200 Million in Sales By 2013;
- Industry Representatives Discuss Tantalum at the U.S. Department of State
- RF Micro Devices Expands Foundry Services Offering to Include Integrated Passive Component Technology
- Murata Develops 0603 Ceramic Chip With 10 Microfarad Capacitance
- AVX Develops First “C” Case Tantalum Chip With Conductive Polymer Cathode at 35 Vdc
- AVX Develops First “C” Case Tantalum Chip With Conductive Polymer Cathode at 35 Vdc
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April 2010 - Passive Component Industry Magazine
Table of Contents:
- Passive Component Lead-Times Continue To Increase
- AVX Grows 10% In March Quarter; up 35% Year-on-Year
- Yageo Reports 68% Increase in Year-On-Year First Quarter Sales
- Littelfuse Raises 1Q Forecasts
- ECA Reports Leap in March Component Orders
- New Tantalum Study Reaffirms Looming Metal Shortage
- Stillwater Mining Publishes “The Case For Palladium”
- Noventa Resumes Tantalum Mining Operations in Mozambique
- Resistor Manufacturers To Raise Prices
- Tokyo University of A&T Develops Li-Ion Capacitor
- Murata Develops ±0.5% Tolerance Chip NTC Thermistors
- Murata Launches Polymer Aluminum Capacitors
- Vishay Introduces New Ultra-Small Case Size Thin Film Resistors
- Vishay’s New Wet Tantalum Capacitor, Offers Industry’s Highest Capacitance
- KEMET Unveils Advanced Industry-Focused Product Search Capabilities
- TDK-EPC Inductors: Thin-film CM filter with Integrated ESD Suppression
- NEW Market Research Reports On The Passive Components Industry
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March 2010 - Passive Component Industry Magazine
Technology Update:
- Intel Voices Concerns Over Quality of High Capacitance Ceramic Chip Capacitors
- AVX Says Embedded Capacitance Ready For Mass Production
- Kemet Describes Development of New PHS Tantalum Capacitors
- NASA Studies Studies Polymer Aluminum Capacitor Construction
Raw Materials Update:
- H.C. Starck Reacts To Reversal of Price Trends in Raw Materials
- Ram Resources To Buy Tantalum-Niobium Project in Greenland
- Ethiopia Sells $47 MM Worth of Gold and Tantalum In First Half of 2009
Business Update:
- KEMET Announces Consolidation of Ceramic and FE Business Groups
- Yageo Grows 44.6% Y-O-Y in February 2010
- Walsin Technology Corporation Reports February Sales of NT$ 2.709 Billion
New Products Developments:
- Bourns Adds New Ultra-Low Capacitance Thyristor Surge Protectors
- TDK-EPC Introduces Power Capacitor Chip For DC-Link Circuits In Electric Vehicles
- DKN Research Develops Integral Passive Materials
- New Surface Mount Inductors From Gowanda
- AVX Expands TransGuard® Series to Include High Voltage 1210 Varistor
Market Research Update:
- New Market Research Reports On The Passive Component Industry
Letter From The Publisher: Time To Worry About Extending Lead Times
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February 2010 - Passive Component Industry Magazine
Business Update:
- AVX Revenues Up 7.9% In December Quarter
- Kemet: December Sales Surge of +15.3% Quarter-To-Quarter
- Vishay Sales Up 15.5% Quarter-To-Quarter
- Taiwan Passive Component Index Up 156% Year-On-Year
- Capacitor & Resistor Technology Symposium: New Orleans March 15-18th
- Cabot Corporation Grows 11.3% Quarter-To-Quarter; Tantalum Sales Up 32.4%
- Murata Manufacturing Revenues Increase 1.3% Quarter-To-Quarter; Capacitor Sales Up 6.4%
- Nichicon Revenues Increase 7.4% Quarter-To-Quarter
- TOKO, Inc. Inductor Sales Flat Quarter-To-Quarter
- KOA Corp., Grows 13.3% Sequentially in The December Quarter
- Capacity Limitation Results in Stagnant Quarter at SEMCO
- Littelfuse Revenues Grow 10% Quarter-To-Quarter
Market Research Update:
- Ceramic Capacitors: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2009-2014
- Discrete Inductors: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2009-2014
- Linear Resistors: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2009-2014
- Capacitors: World Market Outlook: 2009-2014
- Circuit Protection Components: World Market Outlook: 2009-2014
New Products And Materials:
- AIST Japan Develops Capacitor Dielectric Material
- Stamford Researchers Develop Carbon Capacitor Materials for Clothing
- Composite “Supercapacitor”From The Imperial College London
- ABB Wins Capacitor Contract In the United Arab Emirates
- Murata Introduces Soft Termination Capacitors
- SBE Partners with Fulton Innovation
- New High-Precision Bulk Metal Foil Resistors From Vishay
- Ipdia Launches R&D Program For Integrated Passive Devices
- AVX Expands MIL-Spec SMPS Capacitor Line
- TDK-EP Introduces SMD PTC Thermistors With AEC Q-200 Qualification
- Bourns Develops New Series of Thin Film Chip Fuses
Letter From The Publisher: An Unusual and Lopsided Recovery
January 2010 - Passive Component Industry Magazine
Business Update:
- Littelfuse: December Sales Surge of +10% Quarter-To-Quarter- Revises Guidance Upward
- Vishay: December Sales Surge of +12% Quarter-To-Quarter- Revises Guidance Upward
- Ruthenium Price Up 89% Since November
- ETI Buys Arizona Capacitor
- TTI Adds Honeywell Sensing and Control
- Hereaus Acquires Lord Metech Thick Film Product Line
Academic Update:
- Capacitor & Resistor Technology Symposium: New Orleans March 15-18th
- University of Kentucky To Build Capacitor and Battery Research Facility
- Fiftieth General Assembly of The Tantalum Niobium Conference Ratifies Artisanal Mining Policy
Product Update:
- Murata Develops The Thinnest Capacitor in the World! 50 µm Thick Ultra-Low Profile Capacitor
- Toko, Inc., Succeeds in Developing Next-Generation Highly Efficient Coiled Power Inductor
- KEMET Extends Its GR900 High Reliability Ceramic Capacitor Series
- AVX’s Tantalum Capacitors Offer Industry’s Lowest ESR Ratings
- Novacap Offers High Temperature Detonator and Pulse Energy Capacitors
- Vishay Adds Streaming Video About Inductors To Its Website
Market Research Update:
- Alcoa Bellweather: 2010 Growth Depends On China
- New Market Research Reports in Passive Components
- Intel Results Point Toward Recovery in Global PC Market
Application Updates:
- New Patent Reveals Apple’s Vision of Capacitance Touch-Screen Technology
- Citizen Unveils New Range of Capacitor Powered Watches
- Question of The Month: Can Bread Disable a Capacitor?
Letter From The Publisher: 2010 Market Outlook



