Terrorist attacks such as this spring’s tragedies in London and Manchester, England, send chills through communities large and small while heightening national security measures around the world — but they also represent a growing threat to local and global supply chains. Sadly, in an era of heightened business risk, companies up and down the supply channel are finding it increasingly necessary to add terrorism to the burgeoning list of supply disruptions they must prepare for and protect against. To that end, companies must work more closely with their suppliers to ensure business continuity planning in the face of such manmade disasters. Read More

High capacitance base metal electrode multilayered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) have been the focal point of electrostatic capacitor technology for more than 25 years. The stacking of advanced dielectric materials and nickel electrode powders in the finished MLCC creates a component with extremely high capacitance that extends the product offering well into the higher priced electrolytic range. The materials stability of ceramics and lower cost structure of the MLCC is attractive to design engineers, as is the robust performance of ceramics in a circuit. Read More