KEMET Announces Tantalum Multiple Anode MnO2 Technology for High Reliability Applications

GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today introduced its new Tantalum Multiple Anode MnO2 Hi-Rel Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) T513 Series capacitors. These surface mountable devices are suitable for the industrial, telecom, military, and aerospace markets.

"KEMET's T513 Series utilizes a multi-anode configuration within the capacitor," said Ed Jones, KEMET Business Development Manager for Advanced Tantalum Technologies. "This technology results in very low ESR, high ripple current capability and improved capacitance retention at high frequency. The performance characteristics of this product are ideal for various high reliability applications such as radar, sonar, power supplies, and guidance systems."

The T513 Series can be ordered with various options including Weibull Grading, termination finish and surge current, among others. This solution complements other KEMET Hi-Rel COTS products such as the T493 and T497 MnO2 COTS Series, T540 and T541 Polymer COTS Series, and Ceramic COTS Series capacitors.

Technical Information

• Meets or exceeds EIA standard 535BAAC
• Taped and reeled per EIA 481-1
• Pb-Free terminations and RoHS compliant available
• High surge current capability
• High ripple current capability
• Operating temperature range of -55 degrees C to +125 degrees C
• Tolerances of +/-10% and +/-20%
• Voltage rating of 4-25VDC
• Capacitance values of 68uF to 1,000uF
• ESR as low as 12mOhms
• 100% steady-state accelerated aging
• Termination options B, C, H, K, T
• Case sizes E and X
• Surge testing options

Glossary

EIA     Electronic Industries Alliance
ESR    Equivalent Series Resistance

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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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SOURCE KEMET Corporation

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