In the '90s, consumer demand for smaller, faster, cheaper electronics devices, coupled with the resulting increase in production it fueled, was a primary driver for the trends and innovations in the design and manufacturing of electronic components. One of these trends was the further development of the multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), which had become widely used in the electronics industry. These capacitors, manufactured by alternately layering electrodes and thin dielectric, are small, efficient, reliable and cost effective, and used in virtually every electronic circuit. While the market has changed drastically in the past few years, the values of these attributes remain. In addition to high-volume production demands, manufacturers need to maximize the performance, optimize the case size and use the most cost-effective materials to make the most efficient use of their facilities to lower the cost and increase potential profit for their products.
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