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At Knowles, we engineer high‑performance solutions that enable the world’s most demanding applications. This blog explores the technologies, insights, and emerging opportunities shaping advanced ceramics, precision components, and the markets we serve.

Filter Shape Factor and Selectivity

The Ideal Filter would have unit gain (0dB) in its pass band and a gain of zero (-infinity dB) in its stop band.
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The DC Bias Phenomenon Explained

When constructing multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), there are two classes of dielectrics electrical engineers typically select from depending on the application.
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Capacitor Fundamentals: Part 3 – Factors Affecting Capacitance

Part 3 of the Capacitor Fundamentals Series explains the main parameters that affect capacitance and how they can impact your specific application.
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Webinar: 5 Ways Our Filters Are Extending the Way for Peak Performance

In this webinar we review and challenge how some aspects of microwave technology have advanced beyond traditional assumptions.
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Capacitor Fundamentals: Part 2 – How are Capacitors Used?

Part 2 of the Capacitor Fundamentals Series explains how capacitors are used.
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Understanding and Mitigating Multipaction

When developing mission-critical space applications such as low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites or equipment designed for Mars missions, there are special considerations you must make if you will be operating your RF circuits in a vacuum.
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Capacitor Fundamentals: Part 1 – What is a Capacitor?

Welcome to the Capacitor Fundamentals Series, where we teach you about the ins and outs of chips capacitors.
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Webinar: Design and Testing Strategies for High Reliability MLCCs

High reliability – this is what the industry demands for some of the world’s most important devices.
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Resonant Capacitors: Your Key to Building Stable and Reliable Wireless EV Charging Technology

As electric vehicle (EV) adoption for both consumer and commercial purposes rapidly grows, so does the need for a more widespread, and faster, charging infrastructure.
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Back to Basics: Breaking Down the Fundamentals of Filters

The Filter Basics ebook provides a comprehensive introduction to essential RF filter concepts to help engineers make more informed filter-selection decisions.
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High Q Capacitors for RF Power

The generation of RF energy is critical for a wide range of technologies including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), semiconductor manufacturing, industrial lasers, and wireless charging systems that require high-frequency current and minimal instances of power loss.
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Are COTS Components Ready for Space?

After decades of viewing MIL-SPECs as the gold standard for qualifying and screening parts for viability in space, NASA has recently changed course, and is adopting commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts as an option for a variety of space applications.
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