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Lead (Pb)-Bearing, Vishay Automotive Grade MLCCs for Tin Whisker Mitigation in Low Earth Orbit Satellites

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Lead (Pb)-Bearing, Vishay Automotive Grade MLCCs for Tin Whisker Mitigation in Low Earth Orbit Satellites

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  • Author: Brian Ward
Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) are increasingly being used in high reliability applications. And while there will always be demanding applications that require long lifetimes (space exploration vehicles and geo-synchronous orbit (GEO) satellites come to mind), many are designed for shorter lifespans, including low earth orbit (LEO) satellites or NASA class B devices. These LEO satellites provide key advantages over traditional satellites, one of which is signal latency, which is not a problem for broadcasting but is an issue for communications.

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