1. PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC Standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs  Ceramic Capacitors www.niccomp.com/ceramicwww.niccomp.com/ceramic  Specification: NMC-P series www.niccomp.com/catalog/nmcp.pdfwww.niccomp.com/catalog/nmcp.pdf  FREE Samples: www.niccomp.com/sampleswww.niccomp.com/samples  Technical Support: tpmg@niccomp.comtpmg@niccomp.com

2. NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing  PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal Ceramic Chip Capacitor MLCCs PCB Deflection: 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm, 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm, 7.0 mm, 8.0 mm, 9.0 mm, 10.0 mm Test Samples: n= 10 pieces Monitor 1KHz Capacitance Value / Failure Criteria = ∆C of ≥±12.5% Case Size (Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection Percentage Failures NMC Series (Standard Terminal) NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) PN: NMC0805X7R104K100PN: NMC-P0805X7R104K100 0805 (0.1uF / 100V) 1.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 1.5 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 2.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 3.0 mm10%0 / 10 (No Failures) 4.0 mm30%0 / 10 (No Failures) 5.0 mm80%0 / 10 (No Failures) 6.0 mm90%0 / 10 (No Failures) 7.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 8.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures) 9.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures) 10.0 mm 100% 0 / 10 (No Failures) 10 out of 10 failures by 7.0mm deflection No failures to 10mm deflection Page 2 Test PCB

3. NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing  PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal MLCCs Case Size (Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection Percentage Failures NMC Series (Standard Terminal) NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) PN: NMC0805X7R104K100PN: NMC-P0805X7R104K100 1206 (0.01uF / 500V) PN: NMC1206X7R103K500PN: NMC-P1206X7R103K500 1.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 1.5 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 2.0 mm20%0 / 10 (No Failures) 3.0 mm80%0 / 10 (No Failures) 4.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 5.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 6.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 7.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 8.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 9.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 10.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 1210 (1.0uF /100V) PN: NMC1210X7R105K100PN: NMC-P1210X7R105K100 1.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 1.5 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 2.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 3.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 4.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 5.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 6.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 7.0 mm10%0 / 10 (No Failures) 8.0 mm50%0 / 10 (No Failures) 9.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 10.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 10 out of 10 failures by 4.0mm (1206) & 9.0mm (1210) deflection No failures to 10mm deflection Page 3

4. NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing  PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal MLCCs Case Size (Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection Percentage Failures NMC Series (Standard Terminal) NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) 2220 (2.2uF / 25V) PN: NMC2220X7R225K25PN: NMC-P1206X7R225K25 1.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 1.5 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 2.0 mm20%0 / 10 (No Failures) 3.0 mm60%0 / 10 (No Failures) 4.0 mm90%0 / 10 (No Failures) 5.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 6.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 7.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 8.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 9.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 10.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 10 out of 10 failures by 5.0mm deflection No failures to 10mm deflection Page 4

5. NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing  PCB Flexure Comparison Testing NMC standard & NMC-P Soft Terminal MLCCs PCB flexure MLCC cracking Low IR, Short failure mode PCB flexure MLCC cracking Low IR, Short failure mode Page 5 Cross-Sectional Analysis Comparison After de-mounting from test PCB, performed cross-sectional comparison to allow inspection of internal structure Summary:  All standard terminal (NMC series) samples exhibited failure under PCB flexure testing  Failure mode defined as capacitance decrease ≥12.5% and low insulation resistance (IR)  Cracking in ceramic microstructure (as shown in above image, left) is cause of the failure  None of the NMC-P series (polymer soft terminal) exhibited failure  No cracking was observed in NMC-P series (polymer soft terminal) NMC Series NMC-P Series

6. NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing  Polymer Layer – Open Circuit Function Example of polymer layer terminal separation (open circuit) for NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) under 10mm PCB deflection PCB Deflection: 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm, 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm, 7.0 mm, 8.0 mm, 9.0 mm, 10.0 mm Test Samples: n= 10 pieces Monitor 1KHz Capacitance Value / Failure Criteria = ∆C of ≥±12.5% Case Size (Cap / Voltage) PCB Deflection Percentage Failures NMC Series (Standard Terminal) NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) 1812 (0.47uF / 250V) PN: NMC1812X7R474K250 PN: NMC- P1812X7R474K250 1.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 1.5 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 2.0 mm0 / 10 (No Failures) 3.0 mm10%0 / 10 (No Failures) 4.0 mm40%0 / 10 (No Failures) 5.0 mm70%0 / 10 (No Failures) 6.0 mm80%0 / 10 (No Failures) 7.0 mm90%0 / 10 (No Failures) 8.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 9.0 mm100%0 / 10 (No Failures) 10.0 mm100%2 / 10 (Open Circuit) 10 out of 10 failures by 8.0mm deflection No failures to 9mm deflection 2 out of 10 failures at 10mm deflection DPA of Failed Sample Page 6

7. NMC vs. NMC-P in PCB Flexure Testing  Polymer Layer – Open Circuit Function Example of polymer layer terminal separation (open mode) for NMC-P Series (Polymer Soft Terminal) under 10mm PCB deflection PCB flexure Open failure mode Page 7 Cross-Sectional Analysis Magnified view Polymer layer opened under 10mm PCB deflection Component is undamaged

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