Process and Screening Breakthroughs Deliver World’s Most Reliable Tantalum Capacitors

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, has announced two major technology breakthroughs that allow the Company to deliver solid tantalum capacitors with the industry’s best reliability and highest breakdown voltages.

This technology meets the needs of engineers designing for medical, aerospace, defense and other high-reliability applications. It includes manufacturing processes for improved dielectric quality, mechanical robustness and a patented screening technique for simulating breakdown voltage. Combined with industry-leading reliability and breakdown voltage (BDV), these technologies also ensure that KEMET’s high-grade tantalum capacitors for high reliability designs feature low and stable DC leakage currents.