KEMET Announces Low DC Leakage Series Tantalum Surface Mount Capacitors

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Aug 01, 2011, 04:01 ET

GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced the release of its Low DC Leakage MnO2 Series Tantalum Surface Mount Capacitors. This option is ideal for decoupling and filtering in industrial and automotive high end applications.

"KEMET's T489 Low DC Leakage Series provides 25% lower leakage than standard MnO2 tantalum capacitors, with better reliability, as well as low ESR options," said Stanley Garrett, KEMET Technical Product Manager. "This device was developed in response to applications requiring low DC leakage current in the circuit, such as tire pressure monitoring sensors and various wireless sensor applications."

The T489 standard terminations are available in 100% matte tin and provide excellent wetting characteristics and compatibility with today's surface mount solder systems. Tin/lead (SnPb) and gold-plated terminations are available upon request for any part number. This system provides perfect compatibility with all tape-fed placement units.

T489 Series Technical Information

  • DC leakage at 0.0075CV
  • Improved reliability: 0.50%/1000hrs, 85 degrees C, Rated Voltage
  • Low ESR options available
  • Automotive Grade available
  • Meets or exceeds EIA standard 535BAAC
  • Taped and reeled per EIA 481–1
  • Symmetrical, compliant terminations
  • Halogen-free epoxy
  • RoHS compliance and lead-free terminations
  • Capacitance values of 0.1 micro F to 470 micro F
  • Tolerances of +/-10% and +/-20%
  • Voltage rating of 6.3VDC–50VDC
  • Operating temperature range of -55 degrees C to +125 degrees C

About KEMET

KEMET's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "KEM." At the Investor Relations section of our web site at http://www.KEMET.com/IR, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company. KEMET applies world class service and quality to deliver industry leading, high performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world and offers the world's most complete line of surface mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

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Contact:
Dean W. Dimke
Director of Corporate and Investor Communications
[email protected]
954.766.2806

SOURCE KEMET Corporation

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