Open Mode FO-CAP MLCCs

KEMET Open Mode Design (FO-CAP) MLCCs in X7R dielectric were designed to significantly minimize the potential of low IR or short circuit when the capacitor is forced to failure in a board stress flex situation. The Open Mode capacitor may experience capacitance loss with no chance of a short because a flex crack will not typically propagate across counter electrodes within the device's "active area." The lack of current leakage from the Open Mode flex crack eliminates localized heating, therefore, greatly reducing the risk of a catastrophic and costly failure event. Open Mode designed devices compliment KEMET Floating Electrode (FE-CAP) and Floating Electrode with Flexible Termination (FF-CAP) products by providing a fail-safe design optimized for mid to high-range capacitance values.