Capacitor Array Capacitor Array (IPC) BENEFITS OF USING CAPACITOR ARRAYS AVX capacitor arrays offer designers the opportunity to lower placement For high volume users of cap arrays using the very latest placement costs, increase assembly line output through lower component count per equipment capable of placing 10 components per second, the increase in board and to reduce real estate requirements. throughput can be very significant and can have the overall effect of reducing the number of placement machines required to mount components: Reduced Costs If 120 million 2-element arrays or 40 million 4-element arrays were placed in Placement costs are greatly reduced by effectively placing one device a year, the requirement for placement equipment would be reduced by one instead of four or two. This results in increased throughput and translates machine. into savings on machine time. Inventory levels are lowered and further During a 20Hr operational day a machine places 720K components. Over a savings are made on solder materials, etc. working year of 167 days the machine can place approximately 120 million. If 2-element arrays are mounted instead of discrete components, then the Space Saving number of placements is reduced by a factor of two and in the scenario Space savings can be quite dramatic when compared to the use of discrete where 120 million 2-element arrays are placed there is a saving of one pick chip capacitors. As an example, the 0508 4-element array offers a space and place machine. reduction of >40% vs. 4 x 0402 discrete capacitors and of >70% vs. 4 x 0603 Smaller volume users can also benefit from replacing discrete components discrete capacitors. (This calculation is dependent on the spacing of the with arrays. The total number of placements is reduced thus creating spare discrete components.) capacity on placement machines. This in turn generates the opportunity Increased Throughput to increase overall production output without further investment in new equipment. Assuming that there are 220 passive components placed in a mobile phone: A reduction in the passive count to 200 (by replacing discrete components with arrays) results in an increase in throughput of approximately 9%. A reduction of 40 placements increases throughput by 18%. W2A (0508) Capacitor Arrays 4 pcs 0402 Capacitors = 1 pc 0508 Array 1.88 1.4 1.0 (0.074) (0.055) (0.039) 5.0 (0.197) 2.1 (0.083) 2 2 2 2 AREA = 7.0mm (0.276 in ) AREA = 3.95mm (0.156 in ) The 0508 4-element capacitor array gives a PCB space saving of over 40% vs four 0402 discretes and over 70% vs four 0603 discrete capacitors. W3A (0612) Capacitor Arrays 4 pcs 0603 Capacitors = 1 pc 0612 Array 1.60 2.3 1.5 (0.063) (0.091) (0.059) 6.0 (0.236) 3.2 (0.126) 2 2 2 2 AREA = 13.8mm (0.543 in ) AREA = 6.4mm (0.252 in ) The 0612 4-element capacitor array gives a PCB space saving of over 50% vs four 0603 discretes and over 70% vs four 0805 discrete capacitors. The Important Information/Disclaimer is incorporated in the catalog where these specifications came from or available online at www.avx.com/disclaimer/ by reference and should be reviewed in full before placing any order. 68 032417Capacitor Array Capacitor Array (IPC) GENERAL DESCRIPTION AVX is the market leader in the development and manufacture of capacitor arrays. The array family of products also includes the 0612 4-element device as well as 0508 2-element and 4-element series, all of which have received widespread acceptance in the marketplace. AVX capacitor arrays are available in X5R, X7R and NP0 (C0G) ceramic dielectrics to cover a broad range of capacitance values. Voltage ratings from 6.3 Volts up to 100 Volts are offered. AVX also now offers a range of automotive capacitor arrays qualified to AEC-Q200 0508 - 2 Element (see separate table). Key markets for capacitor arrays are Mobile and Cordless Phones, Digital Set Top Boxes, Computer Motherboards and Peripherals as well as Automotive applications, RF Modems, Networking Products, etc. 0508 - 4 Element 0612 - 4 Element AVX Capacitor Array - W2A41A***K S21 Magnitude 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 5pF 10pF -25 15pF 22pF -30 33pF 39pF 68pF -35 -40 0.01 0.1 1 10 Frequency (GHz) HOW TO ORDER W 2 A 4 3 C 103 M A T 2A Style Case Array Number Voltage Dielectric Capacitance Capacitance Failure Termination Packaging & W = RoHS Size of Caps 6 = 6V A = NP0 Code Tolerance Rate Code Quantity L = SnPb 2 Sig. Digits + A = Commercial *T = Plated Ni 2 = 0508 2 = 2 Element Z = 10V C = X7R J = 5% Code Number of 4 = Automotive and Sn 2A = 7 Reel 3 = 0612 4 = 4 Element Y = 16V D = X5R K = 10% Zeros *Z = FLEXITERM (4000) 3 = 25V M = 20% *B = 5% min lead 4A = 13 Reel 5 = 50V *X = FLEXITERM (10000) 1 = 100V with 5% min 2F = 7 Reel lead (1000) NOTE: Contact factory for availability of Termination and Tolerance Options for Specific Part Numbers. The Important Information/Disclaimer is incorporated in the catalog where these specifications came from or available online at www.avx.com/disclaimer/ by reference and should be reviewed in full before placing any order. 69 032417 S21 mag. (dB)