Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 12 16:59:11 EST 2015 | emjasaph
We have a board that has an RF shield on one side and ceramic capacitors on the other side. The side with the capacitors is reflowed first, then the other side is reflowed. We have been experiencing cracked capacitors in these boards. My guess is tha
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 15 09:36:48 EDT 2019 | davef
It could be delamination of the layered material of the MLCC caused by thermal shock or a component fabrication defect. For more on MLCC cracks: https://www.avx.com/docs/techinfo/CeramicCapacitors/cracks.pdf
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 10 01:56:53 EDT 2019 | itrueriko
I got solution to manufacturer to find out the crack of MLCC if the manufacturer need it.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 03 11:28:18 EDT 2004 | KenF
Fine crack in multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) may not be detectable by capacitance check.Could anyone out there advise which is the most appropriate method to test/detect fine crack ?
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 06 04:42:18 EDT 2004 | KenF
Thx for the replies. Acutally I am doing a process related study to see whether the process (pcb depanelling)can induce crack to an MLCC. After depanelling, I will do a thermal shock on the MLCC based on IEC 384-1, that is, five cycles of 30min at hi
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 13 02:28:27 EST 2019 | trino
Hello, I am a Japanese engineer. I am sorry for my unskillful English. Have you ever encountered cracks in chip resistors or IC components due to board mechanical stress? Especially, I'm looking for a case in the PCBs Depaneling process(pizza cutte
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 15 03:19:30 EDT 2019 | sssamw
Clear pictures of failed MLCC could help investigation.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 03 16:47:40 EDT 2004 | davef
Rob's comments make sense. Responding to your question: * Sometimes you can see a resistance change * Sometimes you can see a leakage change
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 15 13:14:11 EDT 2019 | davef
Poor knitters get blamed for everything
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 15 13:38:47 EDT 2019 | slthomas
True dat...it's the first thing I look for on a molded part boss that splits!
