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AVX Offers Free Capacitor Software

Jan. 15, 2009

Capacitor supplier AVX Corp. has upgraded several of its capacitor simulation software tools and has offered downloads on its web site. The computer modeling and simulation software tools can help improve circuit quality and save time to market. For example, the latest version of SpiTanII software, which enables designers to select tantalum and Oxicap (niobium oxide) capacitors by capacitance, voltage, case size, or series. The company has also expanded the PSpice simulation software libraries it offers for its tantalum, tantalum polymer and niobium oxide chip parts, and has introduced Version 6.0 of its Select-a-Cap software tool. About 500 new models have been added to the PSpice simulation software libraries, matching the range covered by the new SpiTanII software.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.