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PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs Ceramic Capacitors www.niccomp.com/ceramic Specification: NMC-P series www.niccomp.com/catalog/nmcp.pdf FREE Samples: www.niccomp.com/samples Technical Support: [email protected]

PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft

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PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs

Ceramic Capacitors www.niccomp.com/ceramic Specification: NMC-P series www.niccomp.com/catalog/nmcp.pdf FREE Samples: www.niccomp.com/samples Technical Support: [email protected]

NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing

PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs

PCB Deflection: 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm, 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm, 7.0 mm, 8.0 mm, 9.0 mm, 10.0 mmTest Samples: n= 10 pieces• Monitor 1KHz Capacitance Value / Failure Criteria = ∆C of ≥±12.5%

Case Size(Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection

Percentage FailuresNMC Series

(Standard Terminal)NMC-P Series

(Polymer Soft Terminal)

PN: NMC0805X7R104K100 PN: NMC-P0805X7R104K100

0805(0.1uF / 100V)

1.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)1.5 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)2.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)3.0 mm 10% 0 / 10 (No Failures)4.0 mm 30% 0 / 10 (No Failures)5.0 mm 80% 0 / 10 (No Failures)6.0 mm 90% 0 / 10 (No Failures)7.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)8.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)9.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10 out of 10 failures by 7.0mm deflection No failures to 10mm deflection

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Test PCBTest PCB

NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing

PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal MLCCs

Case Size(Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection

Percentage FailuresNMC Series

(Standard Terminal)NMC-P Series

(Polymer Soft Terminal)

PN: NMC0805X7R104K100 PN: NMC-P0805X7R104K100

1206(0.01uF / 500V)

PN: NMC1206X7R103K500 PN: NMC-P1206X7R103K5001.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)1.5 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)2.0 mm 20% 0 / 10 (No Failures)3.0 mm 80% 0 / 10 (No Failures)4.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)5.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)6.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)7.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)8.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)9.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

1210(1.0uF /100V)

PN: NMC1210X7R105K100 PN: NMC-P1210X7R105K1001.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)1.5 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)2.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)3.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)4.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)5.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)6.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)7.0 mm 10% 0 / 10 (No Failures)8.0 mm 50% 0 / 10 (No Failures)9.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10 out of 10 failures by 4.0mm (1206) & 9.0mm (1210) deflection No failures to 10mm deflectionPage 3

NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing

PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal MLCCs

Case Size(Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection

Percentage FailuresNMC Series

(Standard Terminal)NMC-P Series

(Polymer Soft Terminal)

2220(2.2uF / 25V)

PN: NMC2220X7R225K25 PN: NMC-P1206X7R225K251.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)1.5 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)2.0 mm 20% 0 / 10 (No Failures)3.0 mm 60% 0 / 10 (No Failures)4.0 mm 90% 0 / 10 (No Failures)5.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)6.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)7.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)8.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)9.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10 out of 10 failures by 5.0mm deflection No failures to 10mm deflection

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NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing

PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal MLCCs

PCB flexure MLCC crackingLow IR, Short failure mode

PCB flexure MLCC crackingLow IR, Short failure mode

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Cross-Sectional Analysis Comparison After de-mounting from test PCB, performed cross-sectional comparison to allow inspection of internal structure

Summary: All standard terminal (NMC series) samples exhibited failure under PCB flexure testing Failure mode defined as capacitance decrease ≥12.5% and low insulation resistance (IR) Cracking in ceramic microstructure (as shown in above image, left) is cause of the failure None of the NMC-P series (polymer soft terminal) exhibited failure No cracking was observed in NMC-P series (polymer soft terminal)

NMC SeriesNMC Series NMC-P SeriesNMC-P Series

NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing

Polymer Layer – Open Circuit Function Example of polymer layer terminal separation (open circuit) for NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) under 10mm PCB deflection PCB Deflection: 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm, 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm, 7.0 mm, 8.0 mm, 9.0 mm, 10.0 mmTest Samples: n= 10 piecesMonitor 1KHz Capacitance Value / Failure Criteria = ∆C of ≥±12.5%

Case Size(Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection

Percentage FailuresNMC Series

(Standard Terminal)NMC-P Series

(Polymer Soft Terminal)

1812(0.47uF / 250V)

PN: NMC1812X7R474K250 PN: NMC-P1812X7R474K250

1.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)1.5 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)2.0 mm 0 / 10 (No Failures) 0 / 10 (No Failures)3.0 mm 10% 0 / 10 (No Failures)4.0 mm 40% 0 / 10 (No Failures)5.0 mm 70% 0 / 10 (No Failures)6.0 mm 80% 0 / 10 (No Failures)7.0 mm 90% 0 / 10 (No Failures)8.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)9.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures)

10.0 mm 100% 2 / 10 (Open Circuit)

10 out of 10 failures by 8.0mm deflection No failures to 9mm deflection2 out of 10 failures at 10mm deflection

DPA of Failed Sample

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NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing

Polymer Layer – Open Circuit Function Example of polymer layer terminal separation (open mode) for NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) under 10mm PCB deflection

PCB flexure Open failure

mode

PCB flexure Open failure

mode

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Cross-Sectional Analysis

Cross-Sectional AnalysisMagnified view

Polymer layer opened under 10mm PCB deflectionComponent is undamaged

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