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Tantalising news. The alternative is still tantalum-based if I understood correctly, but uses less tantalum. The article doesn't mention how much less.
by fredley 10y ago
Tantalising news. The alternative is still tantalum-based if I understood correctly, but uses less tantalum. The article doesn't mention how much less.
- unwind 10y agoWell, "solid" doesn't have to mean "not a liquid/gas/plasma", it can also mean "all the way through". For instance a table made of "solid oak" is not trying to say it's not a liquid, it's trying to say it's not veneered particle board. That's how I interpreted the use of "solid" here, but I'm no electronics engineer of course.
- gens 10y ago"Solid" in electronics means the former (state), not the latter.
- mbell 10y agoIt means solid as in the phase of matter in this case. The electrolyte in a tantalum capacitor can either be a solid or liquid.
- tgb 10y agoI don't think that's universally the case, for example solid-state storage refers to the lack of moving parts. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_storage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_storage Edit: though it does appear to be the case in this context, just to be clear.
- marcosdumay 10y agoSolid capacitors are ones that do not contain liquids. Most electrolytic capacitors use the junction of a metal and a liquid as their active element. Solid ones use the junction of two solids.