TDK Corporation announces the introduction of high temperature resistant MLCCs with soft terminations, expanding the CGA series of MLCCs for automotive applications. These components employ electrodes made of conductive resins that provide effective protection against solder cracks caused by thermal cycling, flex cracks caused by stress to the PCB, and damage due to vibrations and shocks. In addition, the new CGA series of MLCCs employ an X8R dielectric material and are thus able offer stable capacitance values (±15 percent) at temperatures from -55 to +150 degrees C.
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The new components are available in package sizes of IEC 1005 (EIA 0402) to IEC 3225 (EIA 1210) and offer rated capacitances ranging from 150 pF to 10 µF and rated voltages from 16 V to 100 V. The new series include the world’s only X8R soft-termination MLCC in an IEC 1005 package. Thus, TDK offers the broadest lineup of crack-resistant MLCCs designed for demanding automotive applications. These components are especially suitable for ECUs used in high temperature environments such as engine compartments and where space is at a premium as well as for use in smoothing and decoupling circuits. Mass production of the new MLCCs, which are qualified to AEC-Q200, will start in June 2015.
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