FLEXITERM® Capacitors

With increased requirements from the automotive industry for additional component robustness, KYOCERA AVX recognized the need to produce an MLV with enhanced mechanical strength. It was noted that many components may be subject to severe flexing and vibration when used for automotive and other harsh-environment applications. To satisfy the requirement for enhanced mechanical strength, KYOCERA AVX had to find a way to ensure electrical integrity is maintained while external forces are being applied to the component. It was found that the structure of the termination needed to be flexible which inspired KYOCERA AVX to launch their FLEXITERM multilayer varistor. The industry standard for flexure is 2 mm minimum. Using FLEXITERM, KYOCERA AVX provides up to 5 mm of flexure without internal cracking. As well as for automotive applications, FLEXITERM will provide design engineers with a satisfactory solution when designing PCBs which may be subject to high levels of board flexure.