General Purpose MLCC with FLEXITERM®, KGF Series
General Specifications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
With increased Industry requirements for additional component robustness, KAVX recognized the need to produce
a MLCC with enhanced mechanical strength. It was noted that many components may be subject to severe flexing
and vibration when used in harsh environment applications.
To satisfy the requirement for enhanced mechanical strength, KYOCERA AVX had to find a way of ensuring electrical
integrity is maintained whilst external forces are being applied to the component. It was found that the structure
of the termination needed to be flexible and after much research and development, KYOCERA AVX launched
FLEXITERM®. FLEXITERM® is designed to enhance the mechanical flexure and temperature cycling performance of
a standard ceramic capacitor. The industry standard for flexure is 2mm minimum. Using FLEXITERM®, KYOCERA
AVX provides up to 5mm of flexure without internal cracks. Beyond 5mm, the capacitor will generally fail “open”.
FLEXITERM® will provide Design Engineers with a satisfactory solution when designing PCB’s which may be
subject to high levels of board flexure.
PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
APPLICATIONS
• High mechanical performance able to withstand,
5mm bend test guaranteed
• Increased temperature cycling performance, 3000
cycles and beyond
• Flexible termination system
• Reduction in circuit board flex failures
• Base metal electrode system
High Flexure Stress Circuit Boards
• e.g. Depanelization: Components near edges of board.
Variable Temperature Applications
• Soft termination offers improved reliability performance in
applications where there is temperature variation.
HOW TO ORDER
KGF
15
A
R7
1H
103
K
T
Series
General Purpose
FLEXITERM®
Thickness Dielectric
See Cap Chart C0G=CG
X7R= R7
Packaging
See Table Below
Size
Capacitance
Code Code (in pF)
2 Significant Digits
+Number of zeros
eg. 10µF = 106
Capacitance
Tolerance
B = ± 0.1pF(<10pF)*
C = ± 0.25pF(<10pF)*
D = ± 0.5pF(<10pF)*
G = ±2%*
F = ±1%*
J = ±5%
K = ±10%
M = ±20%
Voltage
05 = 0402
43 = 1812
44 = 1825
55 = 2220
56 = 2225
91 = 3640
1C = 16V
3A = 1000V
3N = 1500V
3D = 2000V
3E = 2500V
3U = 3000V
3G = 4000V
3H = 5000V
15 = 0603
21 = 0805
31 = 1206
32 = 1210
42 = 1808
1E = 25V
1H = 50V
X8R=R8
X8L=L8
2A = 100V
2D = 200V
2E = 250V
2H = 500V
2J = 630V
10nF = 103
47pF = 470
* COG ONLY
PACKAGING CODES
Code
EIA (inch)
IEC(mm)
7" Paper
7" Embossed
13" Paper
13"Embossed
05
15
21
31
32
42
43
44
55
56
0402
0603
0805
1206
1210
1808
1812
1825
2220
2225
1005
1608
2012
3216
3225
4520
4532
4564
5750
5763
H
T
T
T
N
M
M
M
U
U
U
Y
V
V
V
V
L
L
L
K
S
S
S
S
The Important Information/Disclaimer is incorporated in the catalog where these specifications came from or available
online at www.kyocera-avx.com/disclaimer/ by reference and should be reviewed in full before placing any order.
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TDS-SMDMLCC-0040 | Rev 2
surface mount ceramic capacitor products
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