Table of Contents

Introduction.- Chap1:  Major Degradation Mechanisms.- Chap2: Basic Technology.- Chap3: Applications.- Conclusion.

About the Author

Yuri P. Freeman is director of advanced research in the Tantalum (Ta) business unit and a member of the Advance Technology Group (ATG) at KEMET Electronics.  The ATG is responsible for KEMET’s technical strategy, which includes cooperation with Universities on fundamental issues in passive electronic components. Yuri P. Freeman received his Ph.D. in physics of the solid state from Kharkov Technical University (KhTU) in Ukraine. Prior to KEMET, he worked as principal scientist at Elitan, the largest producer in the Soviet Union of Ta and Niobium (Nb) capacitors, and at Vishay Sprague in the USA. Simultaneously with working in industry, he taught “Physics of Electronic Components” in the KhTU and now in the Clemson University in the USA. Yuri P. Freeman has published more than 30 papers and received 26 patents in the field of physics and technology of Ta and Nb-based capacitors.