The pioneering years in the history of capacitors was a time when capacitors were used primarily for gaining an early understanding of electricity, predating the discovery even of the electron.
Many stepdown (buck) dc/dc-converter ICs incorporate a voltage-mode-control algorithm. As a result, for stable operation in continuous-conduction mode, the application circuit's output capacitor is ...
Tantalum and niobium are critical materials used in various high-tech applications ... advancements in surface treatment techniques for tantalum capacitor foils have been explored.