Silicon CapacitorsStorage and shelf-life conditions

Storage and shelf-life conditions

Unsawn wafers

Packing Murata recommendations
Wafer Box 6 years
8°C to 45°C & RH<30%
(or store in a dry N2 environment.)
After unpacking Check the precautions to be taken when storing and use ASAP.

Sawn wafers

Packing Murata recommendations
Tape and reel 5 years
18°C to 35°C & 35%<RH<60%
(or store in a dry N2 environment.)
Wafer Box (Unsawn wafers)
Tape and reel, cut tape (Sawn wafers)

Please refer to the application note for storage conditions of other packaging method.

Caution

Avoid storing the capacitors in the following conditions:

  1. Ambient air containing corrosive gas (Chlorine, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Sulfuric acid, Nitric oxide, etc.)
  2. Ambient air containing volatile or combustible gas
  3. In environments with a high concentration of airborne particles
  4. In liquid (wafer, oil, chemical solution, organic solvents, etc.)
  5. Under direct sunlight
  6. In freezing environment

Storage conditions of packaging method:

Method of handling product:

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