48

10

8

6

4

2

0

0

500

1000 1500

0603

2000 2500 3000

10

8

6

4

2

0

0

500

1000 1500

1206

2000 2500 3000

10

8

6

4

2

0

0

500

1000 1500

0805

2000 2500 3000

10

8

6

4

2

0

0

500

1000 1500

1210

2000

Soft Term - No Defects up to 3000 cycles

2500 3000

BEYOND 1000 CYCLES: TEMPERATURE CYCLE TEST RESULTS

AEC-Q200 specification states

1000 cycles compared to AVX

3000 temperature cycles.

Specifications and Test Methods

FLEXITERM® TEST SUMMARY

WITHOUT SOFT TERMINATION

WITH SOFT TERMINATION

Major fear is of latent board flex failures.

Far superior mechanical performance.

Generally open failure mode beyond

5mm flexure.

• Qualified to AEC-Q200 test/specification with the exception

of using AVX 3000 temperature cycles (up to +150°C bend

test guaranteed greater than 5mm).

standard termination systems.

• Board bend test improvement by a factor of 2 to 4 times.

• Temperature Cycling:

– 0% Failure up to 3000 cycles

– No ESR change up to 3000 cycles