Leaking capacitors muck up motherboards.

Leaking capacitors muck up motherboards.

Aluminum electrolytic capacitors with a low equivalent series resistance (ESR) are high-capacitance components that generally serve to smooth out the power supply to chips. Throughout 2002, they have been breaking open and failing in certain desktop PCs. So far, the only motherboard maker to admit t...

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Foilsithe in:IEEE spectrum 40, 2 (2003).
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Yu-Tzu Chiu
Formáid: Alt
Teanga:English
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ABIT Computer Corporation.
Al electrolytic capacitors.
Burst capacitors.
Desktop PCs.
Faulty electrolyte.
Intellectual property theft.
Low equivalent series resistance.
Motherboard failures.