AVX Introduces a New Series of Conductive Polymer Chip Capacitors for Demanding Automotive Applications
February 09 2016 - 9:43AM
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and
interconnect solutions, has introduced the robust new TCQ Series
automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors. Qualified to the
Automotive Electronics Council's AEC-Q200 specification for passive
components, the TCQ Series meets the AEC's challenging 125°C
lifetime stability test and humidity bias testing at 85°C and 85%
relative humidity for up to 1,000 hours. "The AEC-Q200 lifetime
stability and humidity bias tests are notoriously difficult for
polymer capacitors to pass due to inherent material limitations. As
such, we based our new TCQ Series automotive conductive polymer
chip capacitors on our proven, high reliability TCR Series
professional conductive polymer chip capacitors, making several
critical improvements to the material, design, and manufacturing
processes in order to deliver the enhanced endurance and high
stability, harsh environment performance required to achieve
AEC-Q200 qualification," said Gordon Hoey, global automotive
product marketing manager, AVX. TCQ Series automotive conductive
polymer chip capacitors feature conductive polymer electrodes,
which enable a benign failure mode under recommended use
conditions, and exhibit basic reliability of 1% per 1,000 hours at
85°C and rated voltage with 60% confidence. The series also
delivers low DC leakage (0.1CV), high capacitance, and stable
electrical performance at operating temperatures as high as 125°C
in small, low profile case sizes, which makes them ideal solutions
for a wide variety of space-constrained, harsh environment
automotive, industrial, telecommunications, and DC/DC converter
applications. Lead-free compatible and RoHS compliant, the new TCQ
Series automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors are currently
available in three case sizes: 1210 (EIA Metric 3528-21), 2917 (EIA
Metric 7343-31) and 2917 (EIA Metric 7343-20). The full voltage
range for the series spans 4V to 35V, and capacitance values span
4.7μF to 220μF with a ±20% capacitance tolerance. TCQ Series
capacitors are also 3x reflow compatible at 260°C, and are rated
for operating temperatures ranging from -55°C to +125°C,.
Manufactured at an ISO/TS 16949 certified plant in accordance with
the Automotive Electronics Council's AEC-Q200 specification for
passive components, TCQ Series capacitors are supplied with 100%
tin terminations on 7" or 13" reels, and lead time for the series
is 10–12 weeks. For more information about AVX's TCQ Series
automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors, please visit
http://www.avx.com/products/tantalum/automotive/tcq-series/ to
access the product datasheet, relevant catalogs and technical
papers, and modeling software. For all other inquiries, please
visit www.avx.com, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX
Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644.
About AVX
AVX Corporation is a leading international supplier of
electronic passive components and interconnect solutions with 20
manufacturing and warehouse facilities in 11 countries around the
world. AVX offers a broad range of devices including capacitors,
resistors, filters, timing and circuit protection devices, and
connectors. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:AVX). ###
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CONTACT: Allen Mayar
Product Marketing Manager, AVX
864-228-4540
allen.mayar@avx.com
Christine Stieglitz
PR Executive, BtB Marketing
919-872-8172
christine.stieglitz@btbmarketing.com
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