Datasheet
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Surface Mount Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) Film Capacitor
LDE, Unencapsulated Stacked Chip, Size 1206 – 6054, 50 – 1,000 VDC (Automotive Grade)
Production process basic suggestions
In case of: Typical cause Typical solution
No solder joint on one
end termination
Landing area dimensions See landing areas suggestions, page 17
Solder paste quality See solder paste suggestions, page 17
Not-uniform solder paste thickness
on the landing areas
Set the dispensing solder paste machine properly
Wrong position of the capacitor
on the landing areas
Set the pick and place machine properly
Thermalproletemperature Seereowrecommendations,page14
Bad temperature distribution
inthereowoven
Checkthereowoventemperature
distribution and variations
No solder joint on both
end termination
Landing area dimensions See landing areas suggestions, page 17
Solder paste quality See solder paste suggestions, page 17
No solder paste on the landing areas Set the dispensing solder paste machine properly
Thermalproletemperature Seereowrecommendations,page14
Bad temperature distribution
inthereowoven
Checkthereowoventemperature
distribution and variations
Oxidated end terminations See moisture recommendations, page 15
Capacitor's body
mechanical deformation
Toolongtimeover217°C Seereowrecommendations,page14
Too long time within T
max
and T
max
−5°C Seereowrecommendations,page14
Too high temperature ramp rate Seereowrecommendations,page14
Capacitor damaged by a soldering iron See manual soldering recommendations, page 16
Capacitance drop (up to 20%)
Toolongtimeover217°C Seereowrecommendations,page14
Too long time within T
max
and T
max
−5°C Seereowrecommendations,page14
Too high temperature ramp rate Seereowrecommendations,page14
Capacitor damaged by a soldering iron See manual soldering recommendations, page 16
Capacitance drop (over 20%)
Capacitor damaged by a soldering iron See manual soldering recommendations, page 16
Note: Small ssures on the capacitor’s cutting surface are actually slight detachments of two adjacent metallized lm layers and have to be considered
only as an aesthetic issue related to the SMD Film Capacitors’ manufacturing process and technology.
Therefore, small ssures on SMD Film Capacitors are not comparable to cracks on SMD Ceramics.
Fissures do not inuence SMD Film Capacitors’ reliability in any way.