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Circuit Protection Snapshot: the Trends Influencing Demand by Pat Denton on 6/16/2016

While the need for circuit protection dates back to the origin of electronic devices, circuit protection devices have evolved to meet new technology demands. Circuit protection provides reliability and remains mission-critical in the product lifecycle. If a device experiences damaging surges of voltage or current caused by lightning strikes, electrostatic discharge (ESD) or inductive load switching, it can lead to end-of-life for the device. (more)

Hybrid Capacitors: Sometimes the Porridge is Just Right by Murray Slovick on 5/29/2013

A battery has a pair of electrodes and can store energy and provide a sustained current flow by means of a chemical reaction. The chemical process involves the transfer of electrons between an electrode and an electrolyte. The electrolyte imposes restrictions on the process: conductivity decreases with temperature, for example, and the potential of electrolyte breakdown limits operating voltage. (more)

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The Use of Surge Protective Devices in Mitigating the Effects of Lightning on the Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure

This paper will review the use and implementation of surge protective devices (SPDs) in mitigating and controlling the effects of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) due to lightning strikes on the natural gas pipeline infrastructure.

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Osram LED driving Technology for Long Term Flexibility Application Note                                                                            In order to guarantee constant brightness for LED illumination systems with long product cycle times, the availability of LEDs with constant brightness within the product cycle is often still required or expected.

Osram Comparison of LED Circuits Application Note
In recent years, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) have become a viable alternative to conventional light sources. The overriding advantages long life, high efficiency, small size and short reaction time have lead to the displacement, in ever increasing numbers, of incandescent bulbs.

Kingbright Application Notes for SMD LEDs
SMD devices are usually moisture/reflow sensitive. Moisture from atmospheric humidity enters permeable packaging materials by diffusion. Assembly processed used to solder SMD packages to PCBs expose the entire package body to temperature between 160° - 260°.

Kingbright Application Notes for Through-Hole LEDs
Kingbright offers recommendations for Through-hole LEDs

Kingbright Application Notes for LED Displays
Kingbright offers recommendations for LED Displays