AVX Expands MLCC Family of IDC Technology

AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC), a manufacturer of passive components, expanded its low-inductance multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) family of IDC technology to include a new case size and increased number of terminals per device. Designed for a wide range of high-speed decoupling applications, including servers, personal computers, graphic cards, and application-specific integrated circuits, the IDC is a versatile capacitor that offers high capacitance values while reducing ESL.

The development of the new termination technology has allowed AVX to reduce the ESL to approximately 25 pH for the 0306 case size, with a typical capacitance of 1 mF. The technology also provides the ability to increase the number of terminals per device.

Pricing starts at $0.10 for the new MLCC devices, with a lead time of 8 to 10 weeks.