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Knowles completed the acquisition of Cornell Dubilier

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Knowles Corporation announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Cornell Dubilier. The $263 million all-cash transaction was announced on September 2023. Cornell Dubilier, based in Liberty, South Carolina, is a technology leader and manufacturer of high-quality film, electrolytic and mica capacitors used in demanding medtech, military, aerospace, and industrial electrification applications. The acquisition is a part of a new Knowles’ strategic plan to accelerate its transformation to an industrial technology company focused on higher growth and value opportunities.

The Company also announced that it is reviewing strategic alternatives for its Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business. CMM designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems microphones that enable voice control communication and superior audio recording for customers across the ear, compute, internet of things and smartphone market segments. Knowles provides micro-acoustic microphones, audio solutions, and high performance capacitors and RF products for the consumer electronics, medtech, defense, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets.

“Knowles shares our culture of innovation,” said Cornell Dubilier Chief Executive Officer Jim Kaplan. “Like Knowles, some of the world’s most respected companies rely on our technologies. Together, we will offer cutting-edge products and solutions to our customers.” Knowles sales in 2023 totalled $707 million. Revenues of Q4 2023 were up 9% and reached $215 million. Jeffrey Niew, president and CEO of Knowles: “As we look to the first quarter of 2024, we expect to see strong year over year organic growth despite excess channel inventory in some of our end markets. The Cornell Dubilier acquisition is anticipated to further add to growth and profitability. In total, revenue is expected to be up 35% from first quarter 2023 levels.”

Elina's booth during a Technology Exhibition in Tel aviv
Elina’s booth during a Technology Exhibition in Tel aviv

             

 

Knowles is represented and supported in Israel by Elina Electronic Engineering Group.

For more information, contact: mulu@elina.co.il,  +972-54-2509599

Knowles Shows a Wide Range of Microwave Products

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Knowles Precision Devices DLI provides Microwave and mmWave products based on two core competencies: ceramic expertise and thin film manufacturing. These technologies addresses the challenge of implementing high performance mmWave filters for Radar, EW and 5G applications.

The Microwave and mmWave products covers: Bandpass filters designed from 800MHz to 67GHz; Filter Size reduction: up to 20x using CG material based microstrip filters; Extremely High Repeatability through Precision Thin Film Fabrication; Temperature Stable over -55 to +125°C.

Among the Company’s products: Microwave and mmWave Filters, Couplers, Power Dividers, Gain Equalizers, Bias Networks and Resonators. To learn more about the product range please download our Microwave Product Guide. To understand more about filter technology, mmWave filters, microstrip filters and their role in 5G applications please visit our 5G Filter Product Page and  5G Applications Page.

             

 

Knowles is represented and supported in Israel by Elina Electronic Engineering Group.

For more information, contact:

mulu@elina.co.il,  +972-54-2509599

Knowles Announced Tiny High Voltage SLC

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Knowles Precision Devices has expanded its line of single-layer vertical electrode (V Series) capacitors to include the 100nF V80 Bypass Capacitor. As RF and microwave systems require higher performance in a small footprint, designers and engineers need to get more out of every component, including capacitors. To meet these demands, the V80 is the first SLC to feature an operating voltage of 50V in .084” x .042” package. The closest competitor product at this size is only rated for 16V.

The V Series SLCs were designed to provide higher capacitance in a smaller footprint, especially compared to general purpose MLCCs. Additionally, SLCs impedance becomes lower at higher frequencies, which helps filter out noise and irregularities in the power line. The new V80 SLC is built on a proprietary Class II dielectrics that include capacitance that is 10X higher at 100nF.

The V80 SLC is the first bypass capacitor is ideal for high-frequency GaN and GaAs amplifier applications above 10MHz. Specific use cases within these applications may include DC blocking, RF bypassing, filtering, tuning, and coupling. It has been tested to maintain its performance at up to 40GHz. It is wire bondable, has a gold termination, is compatible with epoxy and AuSn solder attachments, has X7R temperature stability, and is RoHS compliant.

Knowles Precision Devices is represented and supported in Israel by Elina Electronic Engineering Group.

For more information contact Eng. Avi Elia, tel: +972-54-7532262