Capacitor Array
Capacitor Array (IPC)
BENEFITS OF USING CAPACITOR
ARRAYS
AVX capacitor arrays offer designers the opportunity to lower placement
costs, increase assembly line output through lower component count per
board and to reduce real estate requirements.
For high volume users of cap arrays using the very latest placement
equipment capable of placing 10 components per second, the increase in
throughput can be very significant and can have the overall effect of reducing
the number of placement machines required to mount components:
Reduced Costs
If 120 million 2-element arrays or 40 million 4-element arrays were placed in
a year, the requirement for placement equipment would be reduced by one
machine.
Placement costs are greatly reduced by effectively placing one device
instead of four or two. This results in increased throughput and translates
into savings on machine time. Inventory levels are lowered and further
savings are made on solder materials, etc.
During a 20Hr operational day a machine places 720K components. Over a
working year of 167 days the machine can place approximately 120 million.
If 2-element arrays are mounted instead of discrete components, then the
number of placements is reduced by a factor of two and in the scenario
where 120 million 2-element arrays are placed there is a saving of one pick
and place machine.
Space Saving
Space savings can be quite dramatic when compared to the use of discrete
chip capacitors. As an example, the 0508 4-element array offers a space
reduction of >40% vs. 4 x 0402 discrete capacitors and of >70% vs. 4 x 0603
discrete capacitors. (This calculation is dependent on the spacing of the
discrete components.)
Smaller volume users can also benefit from replacing discrete components
with arrays. The total number of placements is reduced thus creating spare
capacity on placement machines. This in turn generates the opportunity
to increase overall production output without further investment in new
equipment.
Increased Throughput
Assuming that there are 220 passive components placed in a mobile
phone:
A
reduction in the passive count to 200 (by replacing discrete
components with arrays) results in an increase in throughput of
approximately 9%.
A reduction of 40 placements increases throughput by 18%.
W2A (0508) Capacitor Arrays
4 pcs 0402 Capacitors
=
1 pc 0508 Array
1.88
(0.074)
1.4
1.0
(0.055) (0.039)
5.0 (0.197)
AREA = 7.0mm (0.276 in )
2.1 (0.083)
AREA = 3.95mm (0.156 in )
2
2
2
2
The 0508 4-element capacitor array gives a PCB space saving of over 40%
vs four 0402 discretes and over 70% vs four 0603 discrete capacitors.
W3A (0612) Capacitor Arrays
4 pcs 0603 Capacitors
=
1 pc 0612 Array
1.60
(0.063)
2.3
(0.091)
1.5
(0.059)
6.0 (0.236)
AREA = 13.8mm (0.543 in )
3.2 (0.126)
AREA = 6.4mm (0.252 in )
2
2
2
2
The 0612 4-element capacitor array gives a PCB space saving of over 50%
vs four 0603 discretes and over 70% vs four 0805 discrete capacitors.
The Important Information/Disclaimer is incorporated in the catalog where these specifications came from or
available online at www.avx.com/disclaimer/ by reference and should be reviewed in full before placing any order.
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