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[September 2007]
New Product Enhances MLCC Flex Robustness
KEMET Corporation (Greenville, SC, USA), a leading producer of high performance capacitors used throughout every facet of the electronics industry, announced on 30 August 2007 the expansion of its X7R Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor Flex Mitigation Portfolio with the introduction of the FF-CAP.
The FF-CAP incorporates two existing KEMET technologies: Floating Electrode (cascading electrode design) and Flexible Termination. The Floating Electrode component yields improved voltage and ESD performance over standard designs and also mitigates the risk of low-IR or short circuit failures associated with mechanical flex cracks. The Flexible Termination component incorporates a measure of flexibility to the capacitor, shifting flex stress away from the ceramic body and into the termination area.
FF-CAP's technology combination will ensure, explained the company, an increased measure of protection from board flex, offering up to 5mm of flex-bend capability. This provides customers an enhanced level of mechanical flex crack protection for low- to mid-capacitance part types and complements KEMET's current Open Mode, Floating Electrode and Flexible Termination technologies. In addition, the new product meets the requirements of the Automotive Electronics Council's AEC-Q200-Rev C and is being offered with 100% pure matte tin-plated terminations that allow for excellent solderability.
"The introduction of the FF-CAP illustrates KEMET's desire to offer our customers leading-edge flex mitigation solutions and technologies," said Corey Antoniades, KEMET Associate Product Manager/Ceramic Business Group. "The product fulfills a need for general electronic applications in any industry where enhanced flex crack robustness is required."
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