Flex Crack Countermeasure MLCCs

TDK offers special types of Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitor (MLCC) products with redundancy in design in order to avoid short-circuit failures and improve the reliability of equipment. When a crack occurs on the element of an MLCC due to PCB depaneling, screw fastening, or shock from vibration or a drop, it may lead to a short-circuit failure. Among failure modes, there are open-circuit failures and short-circuit failures. Short-circuit failures can even cause problems such as abnormal heat generation, smoking, or ignition of the MLCC. It is vital to take measures against them, particularly in equipment requiring reliability. TDK offers many different MLCC products for flex crack countermeasures.