NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors [Comparison] [ Developments] Applications: Power supplies, DC-DC converters, Voltage regulator modules (VRMs), On-board voltage management applications End Markets - Products: Communication, Computers; Workstation & PC, DSC, Car Navigation, IP-phone, LCD Displays & PDAs, Graphics; integrated graphics/chipsets for desktops and notebooks & game consoles NIC Series: NSPE (SMT) & NSPER (LDD) Features: Lower ESR & Reduced Ripple Voltage than standard LIQUID electrolyte e-caps Improved performance over temperature Reduces number of components required per board Less PC Board Space used & Lower assembly costs 1 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Features: Improved ESR performance over FREQUENCY as compared to liquid electrolyte e-caps SMT Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors V-Chip style 100uF / 6.3VDC values shown Standard Liquid Electrolyte (BLUE LINE) and Hybrid [Solid - Liquid] Electrolyte (RED LINE) Hybrid Electrolyte exhibits significantly lower ESR over wide frequency range Liquid electrolyte e-cap Hybrid Electrolyte e-cap Hybrid Electrolyte E-caps = Lower ESR over frequency! 2 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Features: Improved ESR performance over TEMPERATURE as compared to liquid electrolyte e-caps SMT Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors V-Chip style 100uF / 6.3VDC values shown Standard Liquid Electrolyte (BLUE LINE) and Hybrid [Solid - Liquid] Electrolyte (RED LINE) Hybrid Electrolyte exhibits significantly lower ESR and less change over temperature and large improvement at low temperatures Liquid electrolyte e-cap Hybrid Electrolyte e-cap Hybrid Electrolyte E-caps = Lower ESR over temperature! 3 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Features: Improved performance over temperature Temperature: +25C Low ESR liquid electrolyte e-caps Low ESR liquid electrolyte e-caps Application: DC-DC Converter Characteristic: Output Ripple Voltage NSPE Hybrid electrolyte e-cap NSPE Hybrid electrolyte e-cap Temperature: -20C Hybrid Electrolyte E-caps = Lower ripple voltage over temperature! 4 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Features: Reduces number of components required per board Application: DC-DC converter Input voltage: 6VDC Output voltage: 3.5VDC Ripple Current: 5A Frequency: 250KHz 8 x 330uF/ 10VDC 3 x 330uF/ 10VDC P/N: NACZ331M10V P/N: NSPE331M10V Low ESR liquid electrolyte e-cap Hybrid electrolyte e-cap 5 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Features: Less PC Board Space used & Lower assembly costs 8 parts … PCB Area = 3600mm2 3 parts … PCB Area = 2275mm2 PC Board space reduced by 40%! Reduced Assembly Costs: Place 3 parts instead of 8! 6 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Comparison: Liquid – Hybrid – Solid Electrolytes PROS & CONS PROS Liquid Electrolyte Hybrid Electroly te Solid Electroly te » Lowest C ost » Very Low ESR » Lowest ESR » Moderately Low ESR » High RC R » Highest RC R » Good Tolerance to i C ircuit Failure Mode » Open » Stable Over Temperature » Stable Over » Moderate C ost » Long Life, No Wear-Out » Good Tolerance to Transients » Open C ircuit Failure Mode CONS » Limited Life @ High Temp » Limited Life @ High Temp » Highest C ost » Wear-Out » Wear-Out ESR = 0.050ohm MAX » Limited Tolerance to i C ircuit Failure » Short d ESR = 0.039ohm MAX RC R = 1.12Arms MAX RC R = 2.50Arms MAX » Reduced performance at Ty pical 100KHz ESR ESR = 0.39ohm MAX & RCR [ 100uF / 6VDC ] RC R = 0.25Arms MAX CONSTRUCTION ESR = Equivalent Series Resistance (ohm) RCR = Ripple (AC ) C urrent Rating 7 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology Developments: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Further reduction in ESR (Due February 2004) Current Specifications CASE SIZE Feb-04 100KHz ESR (ohm) MAX. 100KHz ESR (ohm) MAX. 6.3x6 0.050 0.025 8x10.5 0.030 0.015 10x10.5 0.025 0.013 Reduction in Case Sizes (Due January 2004) Current Sizes Next Generation Sizes 6.3x6.0 5x4.5 8x10.5 5x5.4 10x10.5 5x6.0 6.3x5.4 6.3x4.5 6.3x7.7 8 x7.7 10x7.7 Return to Home Page 8 www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Technology Developments: Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors +125C Extended Temperature Rating / Longer Life: NSPEW = +125C rating Load Life = 1500 hours @ +125C … 6000 hrs @ +105C +105C Applications: Automotive, Telecom, Servers, etc. [ Due February 2004] Increased Voltage Rating: 25VDC 25VDC Working Voltage Rating NSPE Series [Due January 2004 ] 16VDC 9 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com NIC Components Corp. Product – Technology Feature 19 August 2003 Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors NSPE Series – Surface Mount Capacitance Values: 22 ~ 820uF Voltage Ratings: 4 ~ 16VDC Sizes: 6.3, 8 & 10mm Dia 100KHz ESR: 0.025 ohm 100KHz RCR: 2.18Arms Data Sheet | Request A Sample NSPER Series – Radial LDD Capacitance Values: 330 ~ 1000uF Voltage Ratings: 4 ~ 10VDC Sizes: 8 & 10mm Diameters 100KHz ESR: 0.012 ohm 100KHz RCR: 2.34Arms Data sheet | Request A Sample 10 Return to Home Page www.niccomp.com | www.lowESR.com