Capacitor Software Expands S-Parameters

The capabilities of the SpiTanIII capacitor software from AVX Corp. have been expanded in the new Version 1.1, which now includes an S-parameter library complete with s2p files. The SpiTanIII software allows a user to select a tantalum or niobium oxide ...

Jack Browne

March 9, 2011

The software displays a wide range of basic parameters for a selected capacitor, such as frequency characteristics of capacitance, effective series resistance (ESR), and impedance. It can be downloaded from AVX's website here, while the S-parameter library is available here.

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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.