Tantalum capacitors cut out the lead

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Sep 30, 2002

Following its recent appointment as an authorised stockist for NEC products, Easby Electronics is offering surface mount tantalum capacitors with lead-free terminal plating.

Following its recent appointment as an authorised stockist for NEC products, Easby Electronics is offering surface mount tantalum capacitors with lead-free terminal plating.

Now applicable to several series of capacitors, NEC's lead-free policy aims to meet the growing demand for environment-friendly products.

The NEC E/SV Series of surface mount capacitors, available from Easby, was introduced with tin-only terminal plating.

The R and SV/S Series capacitors are being merged into this lead-free E/SV Series, while the SV/Z and PS/L Series are being produced also with tin-only terminal plating.

The new environment-friendly products are unchanged electrically and do not require changes to the manufacturing process.

They maintain the same high standards of solderability and joint strength as the previous products that used tin/lead alloy plated terminals.

The NEC E/SV Series are ideal for a wide range of applications in industrial, commercial and entertainment products.

Tantalums are typically less than one quarter of the size of equivalent electrolytic capacitors.

The SV/S Series is a miniaturised version for ultra-high density PCB mounting.

The SV/Z Series and the PS/L NeoCapacitor Series both offer low ESR ratings, with the PS/L being capable of handling high ripple currents.

While meeting the growing demand for environment-friendly electronic components, NEC also hopes to encourage its customers in the development of lead-free products.