{"id":59065,"date":"2012-09-05T12:33:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T10:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=59065"},"modified":"2012-09-05T12:36:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T10:36:09","slug":"japan-creates-worlds-smallest-capacitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/59065-japan-creates-worlds-smallest-capacitor.html","title":{"rendered":"Japan creates world’s smallest capacitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese electronics maker Murata Manufacturing Co. has developed the world’s tiniest version of a component known as the capacitor.<\/p>\n

That’s potentially big business. Capacitors, which store electric energy, are used in the dozens, even hundreds, in just about every type of gadget – smartphones, laptops, parts for hybrid cars, medical equipment and digital cameras. Smaller componentry allows for innovations and improvements from thinner devices to longer battery life.<\/p>\n

The latest capacitor, measuring just 0.25 millimeter by 0.125 millimeter, is as tiny as the period at the end of this sentence.<\/p>\n

Murata’s focus on technological breakthroughs, such as the one announced Wednesday, underlines the challenges confronting Japan’s electronics industry, taking a beating from cheaper Asian rivals. Murata is the world No. 1 in market share and production capacity in ceramic capacitors.<\/p>\n

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Murata capacitor<\/p><\/div>\n

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