PASSIVE COMPONENT INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1999

Table of Contents PASSIVE COMPONENT INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1999 THE FIRST SUPERCAPACITOR ISSUE FEATURES 8 Supercapacitors: Is This the Future of the Battery? An evaluation of markets, technologies and opportunities for double layer carbon and mixed metal oxide ‘‘supercapacitors.’’ Vishay Israel: High Tech in the Promised Land 14 A plant tour of Vishay Intertechnology’s passive component production facilities in Holon, Dimona, Migdal Ha’Emek and Be’er Sheva. 26 Capacitor Pricing Trends A look at the current trends in pricing of fixed capacitors by dielectric, and the forecasted effects of current industry occurrences on future pricing. DEPARTMENTS 6 Letter From the Publisher The publisher’s welcome letter to Passive Component Industry and the reason for its development. 7 Letter From EIA An explanation of the affiliation between EIA and Paumanok Publications, Inc. for Passive Component Industry. 10 Featured Technical Paper The Application of A.C. and D.C. Film Capacitors in High-Intensity Discharge Ballasting Systems 29 Market Statistics A look at changes in worldwide unit demand for capacitors and resistors in the first half of 1999; and current capacity utilization for capacitors and resistors by dielectric and resistive element. 32 Newsmakers Acquisitions, partnerships, investments and new product offerings in the passive component industry.