In a message dated 03/23/2000 2:05:18 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< I have been battling SMT ceramic capacitor cracking problems for a while,
as
 I am sure most of you have.  I am experiencing cracking from mechanical and
 most likely thermal stress as well.  I have addressed many of these issues
 (depanelization, profile, etc...) using literature from MLC manufacturer's
 technical information.  I am now looking for a general capacitor size vs.
 strength data for various stresses.  I know that generally larger parts are
 more likely to have problems but for each size of cap it is difficult to
 compare.  I have looked at RAC data as well as IPC, and have not found
 anything exactly like what I am looking for.

 Does anyone know of a source of such information or the best place to start
 compiling a list of my own?

 Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 Thanks

 David Romero >>

Hi David!

Have you been to the AVX website yet? They've got a couple of good *.PDF
articles that gives some good info about zero defect assembly with
multi-layer capacitors. The URL's are:

http://www.avxcorp.com/docs/techinfo/!smtinfo.pdf
http://www.avxcorp.com/docs/techinfo/smzero.pdf

-Steve Gregory-

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