What Are Safety Capacitors?
Apr 23, 2025
Safety capacitors are passive electronic components designed to mitigate the effects of transient voltages and interference in electrical circuits.
Understanding RF Inductors via Their Key Characteristics and Applications
Apr 16, 2025
Inductors are a fundamental component in electronic circuits, but not all inductors perform equally across different frequency ranges. At high frequencies, standard power inductors suffer from increased losses, reduced efficiency, and undesirable parasitic effects.
How Ceramic Capacitor Assemblies Improve Efficiency in Power and RF Applications
Apr 9, 2025
By utilizing stacked configurations and advanced dielectric materials, capacitor assemblies optimize performance in power conversion and radio frequency (RF) signal management. These assemblies are designed to meet the demands of power electronics and radio frequency applications, where stability, efficiency, and compact design are important design considerations.
Knowles to Host 2025 Investor Day
Apr 9, 2025
Knowles Corporation today announced it will host a virtual Investor Day on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Knowles to Release First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on April 24, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
Knowles Corporation today announced the date for the release of its first quarter 2025 financial results.
What Kind of Capacitors Does Knowles Make?
Apr 2, 2025
Knowles makes a wide range of capacitors. To really understand the breadth of our offerings, it helps to look at the scale of energy storage they offer. From tiny bypass capacitors in medical implants to massive energy-storage banks used in fusion experiments, our products span an incredible range.
How Pulse Forming Networks Shape High Energy Pulses
Mar 26, 2025
From high-power radar to advanced medical imaging, many cutting-edge technologies rely on precisely controlled high-energy pulses. However, generating a pulse that delivers consistent power without distortion isn’t as simple as discharging a capacitor. These systems rely on Pulse Forming Networks (PFNs) to shape and control high-energy pulses.
The Essential Relationship Between Two Key RF Components
Mar 19, 2025
Capacitors and inductors are two closely related components that frequently work together in RF circuit design. While both store energy, they do so in distinct ways. Capacitors store energy in an electric field and help regulate voltage changes, whereas inductors store energy in a magnetic field and resist changes in current.
How High-Energy Capacitor Banks Drive Plasma Research
Mar 11, 2025
From the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California to the High Magnetic Field Facility in Dresden, high-energy capacitor banks are at the heart of high-power pulsed energy experiments worldwide. These systems provide a massive amount of fast-discharge energy for experiments that push the boundaries of science and technology.
What is X2Y and Why Would I Use It?
Mar 5, 2025
X2Y® technology, which was originally developed by X2Y Attenuators, LLC, is based on a proprietary electrode arrangement embedded in passive components that can be manufactured using a variety of dielectrics.
Understanding Energy Density and Power Density in Capacitor Applications
Feb 26, 2025
Energy density and power density are essential, yet unique, metrics. Understanding the differences between them is crucial for designing efficient energy storage solutions. This blog explores those differences and their impact on capacitor performance.
Generating High Voltage Pulses with Marx Generators
Feb 19, 2025
Pulsed energy drives a wide range of high-energy applications, from particle acceleration to fusion research and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulation. Marx generators play a critical role in generating those high-voltage pulses by amplifying lower voltage DC inputs.

