Featuring new products, enhanced parts selection & graphing tools, & broader compatibility, SpiCalci 9.0 calculates performance characteristics & parameters for AVX's advanced multilayer ceramic SMPS capacitors GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 17, 2014 -- AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released a new version of its SpiCalci simulation software, an engineering tool that calculates performance characteristics and parameters for its switch mode power supply capacitors.