48V Vehicles Need Tiny Bodyguards, and Varistors Just Got the Job
As 48V vehicle platforms spread, multilayer varistors are becoming compact protection devices for overvoltage, ESD, and EMI challenges in harsh mobility systems.
As 48V vehicle platforms spread, multilayer varistors are becoming compact protection devices for overvoltage, ESD, and EMI challenges in harsh mobility systems.
High-reliability passive components for military and aerospace systems are shifting toward smaller, lighter, power-denser capacitor technologies with stricter qualification logic.
A piezoelectric-resonator DC/DC converter reached 96.2% peak efficiency from 48 V to 4.8 V, hinting at a future where some power inductors face a thin, vibrating alternative.
AI and GPU power delivery is moving closer to the silicon as thin-film magnetic inductors enter the package, challenging the old board-level playbook for high-current conversion.
High-density USB PD and GaN chargers are pushing input capacitors to their limits—and the industry is quietly hoping nobody notices before the next generation of devices ships.
From power factor correction to grid-scale energy storage, the humble capacitor is quietly undergoing its most significant reinvention in decades.