■Soldering and Mounting

1. PCB Design

1. Notice for Pattern Forms

　1-1. Unlike leaded components, chip components are susceptible to flexing stresses since they are mounted directly on the substrate.

　They are also more sensitive to mechanical and thermal stresses than leaded components.

　Excess solder fillet height can multiply these stresses and cause chip cracking. When designing substrates, take land patterns and dimensions into consideration to eliminate the possibility of excess solder fillet height.

　1-2. There is a possibility of chip cracking caused by PCB expansion/contraction with heat, because stress on a chip is different depending on PCB material and structure.

　When the thermal expansion coefficient greatly differs between the board used for mounting and the chip, it will cause cracking of the chip due to the thermal expansion and contraction.

　When capacitors are mounted on a fluorine resin printed circuit board or on a single-layered glass epoxy board, it may also cause cracking of the chip for the same reason.

　1-3. If you are replacing by smaller capacitors, you should not only consider the Land size change but also consider changing the Wiring Width, Wiring direction,

　and copper foil thickness because the risk of chip cracking is increased with just a Land size change.

Pattern Forms

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Placing of Leaded Components

after Chip Component

Lateral Mounting

Item

Prohibited

Correct

Placing Close to Chassis

Placing of Chip Components

and Leaded Components

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