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Apple Supplier Shrinks Down Capacitors Needed for 5G iPhone, Freeing Up Valuable Internal Space
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Apropos of that, it’s just amazing what tech can do these days. Imagine what would happen to you if you showed up in Salem, MA 350 years ago with an iPod nano.Finally. Although I must admit I've been wondering how they were fitting this thing into the iPhone this whole time...
5G is not the same type of technology as all the previous types. It is untested and potentially damaging. I wish it would be thoroughly and independently tested before just being "rolled out" like previous versions of communication technology.
I love smaller capacitors so much. Thank you Apple and Tim Cook!! I can't wait to have my power running through these.
Murata is neither the inventor nor sole supplier of 01005 MLCCs, and they're not made for the purpose of 5G. I'm callin' click bait on this BS ...
Be sure to mind your polarity.Finally. Although I must admit I've been wondering how they were fitting this thing into the iPhone this whole time...
It doesn't actually state what they were comparing to, the "existing capacitor" could be anything.
Neither Ceramic Capacitor or MLCC are new. May be this Ceramic Capacitor is a little better than previous capacitor best, but I would doubt it is 1/5 of the current best.
I.e Even if it was comparing to one of the current Apple's capacitor ( there are a few ) Apple has always had the choice of using a smaller capacitor. But they didn't go that route, likely due to cost. Capacitor pricing has huge variation.
To me it seems to be a PR play from Murata using Apple as headlines and attraction.
Yes, same size. Components like these generally use a standard package, in this case "008004 (0201 Metric)." I read the article as meaning that these new capacitors take up 1/5 the space of capacitors currently used in the iPhone, not necessarily capacitors currently available.
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This 0.25mm x 0.125mm size appears to be the smallest size available, at least from DigiKey.
Unless you live in the forest, you won't be able to avoid any apparent health risks living in a densely-populated area with 5G support, because the radiation from the tower antennae are the primary source of the concern, not just the handsets.
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The batteries need to charge the capacitors. There's no magical "creation" of energy on the device. Capacitors simply buffer (store) energy, and then release it at a required amount, which can be a larger amount than the batteries are capable of directly.
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Yes, you will be able to, absolutely. But 5G relies on LTE to work, if I understand it. The connection is "upgraded" to 5G once established. It first gets established via LTE. Not an expert, but that's what I've read.
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Definitely seems like a rushed article for the sole purpose of creating clicks. A lot of assumptions are being made with it.
That claim was never made. Kyocera and Taiyo Yuden also make MLCCs in that size. It's the increased capacity due to thinner (and therefore more) layers resulting from more finely refined ceramic.
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Techs goes down in size, why shouldn't internal components, ? At one stage you you had CPU, sound chip, etc.. now most of this stuff can all be included in one chip, Not only does it provide more space, but also given the lower temperatures of CPU's today. more can be crammed in.
Capacitors probably are the same.. they only do one thing, but still.. They probably wouldn't get as hot given reduce heat.. so why keep them that big.
Sorry I have sworn off back and forth discussions on the following topics/groups: antivaxxers; climate change deniers; flat earthers; chemtrails; alt-right/white nationalists; cellphone radios and/or windmills cause cancer.
I’ll leave it where it stands: you think 5G seems to be a massive health risk and my opinion is that there is no increased health risk over 2G/3G/4G that is attributable to 5G.
These are ceramic multilayers, fairly reliable technology. If you read some other links it says they are refining the process of making the ceramic interlayers. Making these thinner makes a smaller package and increases capacitance since capacitance is inversely related to the distance between the conductive plates.
Typically electrolytic capacitors fail more easily. If the seals break the electrolyte can leak and the capacitance value drops.
Also, you have to imagine Apple tests every iPhone component to death. I don’t anticipate any problems with these.
Paired with higher powered components? That's kind of cancelling each other out, don't you think?
You are correct but eventually(guessing from history) the technology will develop. Like how the first iPod had an ipod nano version later on.
There is another benefit to 5G, and that is it was made to handle high congestion.
That probably depends how you look at this. Micro-soldiering is no longer man-made, that’s manufactured by an automated machine with pinpoint Percision. It leaves very little room for error and less of a time constraint if manually completed by a factory worker.