Aluminum Organic Capacitor (AO-CAP)
A720 Polymer Aluminum
Soldering Process
Pb-Free
Profile Feature
SnPb Assembly
Assembly
The KEMET families of surface mount capacitors are
compatible with wave (single or dual), convection, IR,
orꢀvaporꢀphaseꢀreflowꢀtechniques.ꢀPreheatingꢀofꢀtheseꢀ
componentsꢀisꢀrecommendedꢀtoꢀavoidꢀextremeꢀthermalꢀ
stress.ꢀKEMET'sꢀrecommendedꢀprofileꢀconditionsꢀforꢀ
convectionꢀandꢀIRꢀreflowꢀreflectꢀtheꢀprofileꢀconditionsꢀofꢀtheꢀ
IPC/J-STD-020D standard for moisture sensitivity testing.
Theꢀdevicesꢀcanꢀsafelyꢀwithstandꢀaꢀmaximumꢀofꢀthreeꢀreflowꢀ
passes at these conditions.
Preheat/Soak
Temperature Minimum (TSmin
)
100°C
150°C
TemperatureꢀMaximumꢀ(TSmax
)
150°C
200°C
Time (ts) from Tsmin to Tsmax
Ramp-up Rate (TL to TP)
)
60 – 120 seconds
60 – 120 seconds
3°C/secondsꢀmaximum 3°C/secondsꢀmaximum
Liquidous Temperature (TL)
Time Above Liquidous (tL)
183°C
217°C
60 – 150 seconds
60 – 150 seconds
220°C*ꢀ
235°C**
250°C*
260°C**
Peak Temperature (TP)
Timeꢀwithinꢀ5°CꢀofꢀMaximumꢀ
20ꢀsecondsꢀmaximum 30ꢀsecondsꢀmaximum
Peak Temperature (tP)
Ramp-down Rate (TP to TL) 6°C/secondsꢀmaximum 6°C/secondsꢀmaximum
Notes:
Timeꢀ25°CꢀtoꢀPeakꢀ
Temperature
Hand soldering leads to risk of damage. If performed use
tweezers to hold both capacitors terminals followed by
weldingꢀprocedure.ꢀAvoidꢀexcessiveꢀforceꢀandꢀtouchingꢀ
capacitor body while soldering. Once the capacitor is
removed from the board should not be weld again.
6ꢀminutesꢀmaximum
8ꢀminutesꢀmaximum
Note: All temperatures refer to the center of the package, measured on the
package body surface that is facing up during assembly reflow.
* For Case Size height > 2.5 mm
** For Case Size height ≤ 2.5 mm
ꢀP
tP
ꢅaꢃimum ꢆamp-up ꢆate ꢇ ꢈꢉCꢊꢁeconꢋ
ꢅaꢃimum ꢆamp-ꢋoꢌn ꢆate ꢇ ꢍꢉCꢊꢁeconꢋ
ꢀꢄ
tꢄ
ꢀꢁmaꢃ
ꢀꢁmin
tꢁ
2ꢂ
2ꢂꢉC to Peaꢎ
Time
Storage
AllꢀAO-CAPꢀSeriesꢀareꢀshippedꢀinꢀmoistureꢀbarrierꢀbagsꢀ(MBBs)ꢀwithꢀdesiccantꢀand humidityꢀindicatorꢀcardꢀ(HIC).ꢀTheseꢀ
partsꢀareꢀclassified asꢀMSL3ꢀ(MoistureꢀSensitivityꢀLevelꢀ3)ꢀperꢀIPC/JEDECꢀJ-STD-020ꢀandꢀpackagedꢀper
IPC/JEDECꢀJ-STD-033.ꢀMSL3ꢀspecifiesꢀaꢀfloorꢀtimeꢀofꢀ168Hꢀatꢀ30°Cꢀmaximumꢀtemperature andꢀ60%ꢀrelativeꢀhumidity.ꢀ
Unused capacitors should be sealed in a MBB with fresh desiccant.
Theꢀcalculatedꢀshelfꢀlifeꢀinꢀaꢀsealedꢀbagꢀwouldꢀbeꢀ12ꢀmonthsꢀfromꢀaꢀbagꢀsealꢀdateꢀinꢀaꢀstorageꢀenvironmentꢀofꢀ<ꢀ40°Cꢀandꢀ
humidityꢀ<ꢀ90%ꢀRH.ꢀItꢀshouldꢀbeꢀ24ꢀmonthsꢀfromꢀaꢀbagꢀsealꢀdateꢀinꢀaꢀstorageꢀenvironmentꢀofꢀ<ꢀ30°Cꢀandꢀhumidityꢀ<ꢀ70%ꢀRH.
If baking is required, refer to IPC/JEDEC J-STD-033 for bake procedure..
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