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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (898)12/4/2001 8:49:55 PM
From: The Ox  Respond to of 906
 
eet.com

Niobium in play as tantalum substitute

By Gina Roos
EE Times
(11/30/01, 11:26 a.m. EST)

Amid concerns about a supply shortage of tantalum capacitors and the
rising cost of tantalum powder, capacitor manufacturers are touting their
latest niobium capacitors as direct replacements for tantalum and
aluminum electrolytic devices. Companies such as AVX, Epcos, Kemet,
NEC and Vishay are sampling parts now, and most expect to begin
manufacturing niobium caps in volume next year for use in mobile
communications, telecom and datacom, and consumer electronics.............