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Free Software Models Tantalum Capacitors

Feb. 18, 2010

Capacitor specialist AVX Corporation has made major enhancements to its free SpiTan software for simulation and modeling of tantalum capacitors. The new software tool includes new features such as the effects of temperature and voltage on DCL leakage current and equivalent circuits of capacitors with parameter values. Designated SpiTan III, the software is available for free download from the company's web site.

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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.