Corry Micronics Introduces Improved Ceramic Tubular Capacitors

Corry, PA -- Quantic Corry has introduced improved "pi" style tubular capacitor elements resulting from the company's new, state-of-the-art processing method. The capacitors feature a chemically bonded nickel under-plate with a silver over-plate instead of a thick film base. Corry offers the capacitors directly to customers, as well as incorporates them in its own diversified lines of filtered products.

"Our automated production process, for which we have a patent pending, enables two very important competitive advantages: cost competitiveness from a plated termination method for greatly improved solderability and resistance to leaching, and tight control of capacitance values for both total product and individual capacitor," Tim Abbott, principal engineer at Corry Micronics, said. "As a result, finished product yields are greatly improved. We also see excellent electrical performance and a higher level of reliability with no stresses or frit migration when compared to traditional fired-on thick film systems."

Don Pavlek, Corry Micronics' CEO, added: "The foundation of our process enables great repeatability, inherent high yields, and tremendous scalability of production. We feel we will be at the forefront of the marketplace with the best balance of performance and cost competitiveness. Furthermore, as raw materials, these capacitors make our assembled products perform better with increased reliability."

In general, products from this new process are available in a variety of sizes in NPO, X7R, Z5U, and other dielectrics, with capacitances from 10 pF through 20 nF.

Ceramic tubular capacitors are excellent for EMI / RFI filtering applications for use in connectors, plate arrays, terminal blocks, and discrete elements.

Source: Corry Micronics