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News Release from: AVX | Subject: Flexiterm
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 June 2005
Robust ceramics boost capacitance
Driven by demands for more robust and more reliable components, AVX has extended the capacitance ranges of its Flexiterm family.
Driven by demands for more robust and more reliable components, AVX has extended the capacitance ranges of its Flexiterm family This recently introduced, soft termination system delivers enhanced mechanical strength and temperature cycling performance for ceramic capacitors in X7R dielectric
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Soft termination makes arrays more flexible
Capacitor arrays with Flexiterm soft termination can withstand over twice the PCB deflection of standard MLC devices without cracking.
Flexiterm enables superior mechanical and thermomechanical performance in applications subject to high degrees of board flexure.
New Flexiterm X7R values include a 1uF, 10V, 0805 chip sized part and a 0.47uF, 50V component, samples of which are immediately available.
Enhancing the capabilities of a standard MLCC, Flexiterm has been developed to guard against crack failures under extreme environmental conditions.
Using base metal electrode (BME) technology, flexible copper terminations are coated with a conductive polymer and subsequently plated with nickel and tin.
The system guarantees a minimum damage-free flexure of 5mm, achieving 3000 temperature cycles compared with an industry standard of 1000.
As a further benefit, the component will fail open circuit beyond 5mm.
Flexiterm is suitable for high flexure stress circuit boards, variable temperature applications and automotive applications. Request a free brochure from AVX ...
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