“The new, high-voltage TCJ Series tantalum polymer capacitors allow design engineers to reduce the number of components on the board, providing much greater layout flexibility than comparable aluminum electrolytic capacitors and enabling the devices they’re designed into, such as LCD monitors and LED TVs, to become even sleeker and more compact,” said Allen Mayar, product marketing manager at AVX.
TCJ series high voltage tantalum polymer SMD capacitors exhibit a benign failure mode, which eliminates the ignition failures that can occur in standard MnO2 tantalum technology, increases robustness, and mitigates any tendency to overload or burn. Subjected to strict ageing and screening processes to ensure that all parts demonstrate the highest reliability, AVX’s TCJ series capacitors maintain high reliability exceeding 1% per 1,000 hours at 85ºC and full-rated voltage.
Rated for use from -55ºC to +105ºC, AVX’s 100V and 125V TCJ Series SMD capacitors feature small case sizes (2924 for the 100V and 2917 for the 125V), low profiles, and are halogen-free in accordance with the criteria for environmentally responsible product design that were recently adopted by several other major electronics manufacturers. Compatible with high-speed pick and place manufacturing processes, the new high voltage capacitors are available on 7” and 13” pure tin reels.