Capacitors suitable for use in implantable & life support devices

TAZ Series HRC6000 capacitors are manufactured using AVX’s patented Q-Process, which was developed to ensure the production of the highest reliability tantalum capacitors possible by replacing a portion of the Weibull Reliability Assessment as the industry standard due to its tendency to burn-in potentially unstable units. In use since 2013, the Q-Process employs enhanced embedded screening to effectively remove any component that may experience parametric shifts as a result of processing or display instability through life testing, providing customers with stable and normalised DCL distribution and unsurpassed reliability.

“Our TAZ Series HRC6000 medical-grade, solid tantalum capacitors deliver exceptionally low DCL and extremely high performance in a variety of case sizes, capacitance values, capacitance tolerances, voltage ratings and termination finishes to provide suitable filtering, pacing, hold-up, and charging solutions for a wide range of medical implantable and life-support applications,” said Brian Brunette, high-reliability tantalum applications engineer, AVX. “Manufactured and tested using our patented Q-Process, which utilises a product-level designation system based on a simulated production routine performed on a sample population, in combination with a calculation that is based on both the performance of the sample and end customers’ application conditions, the TAZ Series HRC6000 capacitors also allow for remarkably relaxed de-rating recommendations.”

TAZ Series HRC6000 medical-grade, solid tantalum capacitors are currently available in E-cases (Metric Code: 5025) with three rated voltages (6V, 10V, and 15V), three capacitance tolerances (±5%, ±10%, and ±20%), and with capacitance values spanning 10 to 33μF. Additional series introductions scheduled for later this year will include A-cases (Metric Code: 2512) with the same voltage ratings and capacitance values spanning 0.68 to 1.5μF. Rated operating temperatures for the series range from -55 to +125°C, and the capacitors can be supplied with one of four termination finishes: solder-plated, solder-fused, gold-plated, and 100% tin, the latter two of which are lead-free compatible and RoHS compliant. Lead-time for the series is eight weeks and components can be shipped in bulk, on 7” tape and reel, or in waffle packaging.

TAZ Series HRC6000 capacitors are manufactured, reliability graded and performance tested at AVX’s Biddeford, Maine facility, which is ISO 13485 certified. For more information about this certification, or to request a specific rating, please contact the factory by calling 207-282-5111.