KEMET Features High Voltage Polymer and CECC Qualified Parts at Electronica 2010

GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE Amex: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced that it will be featuring its High Voltage Polymer T521 Series and CECC Qualified parts this week at Electronica 2010 in Munich, Germany. These parts are suitable for a wide range of applications including those found in the European military and aerospace markets.

"KEMET's acclaimed tantalum products utilize the latest in materials, processes and automation, resulting in unsurpassed total performance and value," said Dr. Phil Lessner, KEMET Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "Our high voltage polymer and CECC Qualified parts demonstrate KEMET's commitment to meeting customer requirements for critical applications on a global scale."

The T521 Series was the industry's first 35V rated polymer tantalum capacitor and it continues to be a market-leading high voltage polymer solution. Design engineers in industrial and military power supply, medical diagnostic, telecom, computer and avionics instrumentation applications benefit from its significant performance advantages.

CECC certification is available on three KEMET tantalum capacitor product lines. These include the T110 and T140 Hermetically Sealed Series and the T493 Military/Aerospace Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) MnO(2) Series.

To learn more about KEMET High Voltage Polymer and CECC Qualified products, please visit our booth at Electronica 2010 in Hall B6, Booth 442.

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KEMET's common stock is listed on theNYSE: Amex 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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