Surface Mount Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitors (SMD MLCCs) – C0G Dielectric, 10 – 250 VDC (Automotive Grade)
Automotive C-Spec Information
KEMETꢀAutomotiveꢀGradeꢀproductsꢀmeetꢀorꢀexceedꢀtheꢀrequirementsꢀoutlinedꢀbyꢀtheꢀAutomotiveꢀElectronicsꢀCouncil.ꢀ
DetailsꢀregardingꢀtestꢀmethodsꢀandꢀconditionsꢀareꢀreferencedꢀinꢀdocumentꢀAEC–Q200,ꢀStressꢀTestꢀQuali ꢀcationꢀforꢀPassiveꢀ
Components.ꢀTheseꢀproductsꢀareꢀsupportedꢀbyꢀaꢀProductꢀChangeꢀNoti ꢀcationꢀ(PCN)ꢀandꢀProductionꢀPartꢀApprovalꢀProcessꢀ
warrantꢀ(PPAP).
AutomotiveꢀproductsꢀofferedꢀthroughꢀourꢀdistributionꢀchannelꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀassignedꢀanꢀinclusiveꢀorderingꢀcodeꢀC-Spec,ꢀ
“AUTO”.ꢀThisꢀC-Specꢀwasꢀdevelopedꢀinꢀorderꢀtoꢀbetterꢀserveꢀsmallꢀandꢀmediumꢀsizedꢀcompaniesꢀthatꢀpreferꢀanꢀautomotiveꢀ
gradeꢀcomponentꢀwithoutꢀtheꢀrequirementꢀtoꢀsubmitꢀaꢀcustomerꢀSourceꢀControlledꢀDrawingꢀ(SCD)ꢀorꢀspeci ꢀcationꢀforꢀreviewꢀ
byꢀaꢀKEMETꢀengineeringꢀspecialist.ꢀThisꢀC-SpecꢀisꢀthereforeꢀnotꢀintendedꢀforꢀuseꢀbyꢀKEMET’sꢀOEMꢀAutomotiveꢀcustomersꢀ
andꢀareꢀnotꢀgrantedꢀtheꢀsameꢀ“privileges”ꢀasꢀotherꢀautomotiveꢀC-Specs.ꢀCustomerꢀPCNꢀapprovalꢀandꢀPPAPꢀrequestꢀlevelsꢀareꢀ
limitedꢀ(seeꢀdetailsꢀbelow).ꢀ
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Product Change Notification (PCN)
TheꢀKEMETꢀProductꢀChangeꢀNoti ꢀcationꢀsystemꢀisꢀusedꢀtoꢀcommunicateꢀprimarilyꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀtypesꢀofꢀchanges:
ꢀ •ꢀProduct/processꢀchangesꢀthatꢀaffectꢀproductꢀform,ꢀ ꢀt,ꢀfunction,ꢀand/orꢀreliabilityꢀ
ꢀ •ꢀChangesꢀinꢀmanufacturingꢀsite
ꢀ •ꢀProductꢀobsolescence
Customer Notification due to:
KEMET Automotive
C-Spec
Days prior to
implementation
Process/Productꢀchange
Obsolescence*
KEMETꢀassigned1
Yesꢀ(withꢀapprovalꢀandꢀsignꢀoff)
Yesꢀ(withoutꢀapproval)
Yes
Yes
180ꢀdaysꢀMinimum
90ꢀdaysꢀMinimum
AUTO
1 KEMET assigned C-Specs require the submittal of a customer SCD or customer specification for review. For additional information contact KEMET.
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
TheꢀpurposeꢀofꢀtheꢀProductionꢀPartꢀApprovalꢀProcessꢀis:
ꢀ •ꢀToꢀensureꢀthatꢀsupplierꢀcanꢀmeetꢀtheꢀmanufacturabilityꢀandꢀqualityꢀrequirementsꢀforꢀtheꢀpurchasedꢀparts.
ꢀ •ꢀToꢀprovideꢀtheꢀevidenceꢀthatꢀallꢀcustomerꢀengineeringꢀdesignꢀrecordꢀandꢀspeci ꢀcationꢀrequirementsꢀareꢀproperlyꢀ
understoodꢀand
ꢀꢀꢀful ꢀlledꢀbyꢀtheꢀmanufacturingꢀorganization.
ꢀ •ꢀToꢀdemonstrateꢀthatꢀtheꢀestablishedꢀmanufacturingꢀprocessꢀhasꢀtheꢀpotentialꢀtoꢀproduceꢀtheꢀpart
PPAP (Product Part Approval Process) Level
KEMET Automotive
C-Spec
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AUTO
1 KEMET assigned C-Specs require the submittal of a customer SCD or customer specification for review. For additional information contact KEMET.
●ꢀPartꢀNumberꢀspeci ꢀcꢀPPAPꢀavailable
○ꢀProductꢀfamilyꢀPPAPꢀonly
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