Product category:
Capacitors
News Release from: Flint | Subject: Syfer FlexiCap
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 2003
MLCCs take rougher handling without
cracking up
A new range of chip capacitors can handle up to 400% more mechanical stress in case sizes from 0603 to 3640.
New chip capacitors that can handle up to 400% more mechanical stress have been introduced by Flint, in case sizes from 0603 to 3640, greatly reducing the well-known risk of cracking during board assembly The new range of Syfer chip capacitors from Flint is based on the X7R dielectric, and address the issue of stress damage to MLCC (multilayer chip capacitor) devices caused by board flexing during the assembly process
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Using a proprietary flexible epoxy polymer termination material, applied under the usual nickel barrier finish, Syfer has created a range of FlexiCap capacitors.
Tests have shown that Flexicap capacitors can withstand between 75 and 400% greater stress before mechanical cracking occurs, depending on the package size.
According to Syfer, FlexiCap capacitors can be stored, handled and soldered using the same manufacturing process as the current conventional Syfer capacitors, and offer the same electrical characteristics and performance.
The company has undertaken extensive research and qualification testing in partnership with customers on the devices.
Flint is offering the new terminations across the full range of Syfer X7R dielectric capacitors.
This extends from ultra miniature 0603 devices, with voltage ratings of 16-250V and values from 10pF to 56nF, to beefy 3640 devices, that can handle up to 4kV, and are available in values up to 1uF.
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