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回復 6# cremaker
C大您太客氣了,在下只是把找到的東西貼出來而已...真是不好意思...
不過,在找資料時看到一個蠻有趣的舊文,貼在下面分享給各位.
出處:http://www.niccomp.com/news/companypress/passive_comp_10_02.asp
大意:
原任職於Rubycon的職員離開Rubycon之後,在Ltec開發了仿RubyconP-50type的電解液.之後那個人的部下偷了製造配方之後離開Ltec.之後以低價賣給了Luxon,Lelon等台灣的電容製造廠.
但是那個電解液配方只有仿到原來配方的一部分,裡面未含防止產生氫氣的成分,所以使用短時間之後就會"暴漿".
那種電解液總計影響到台灣11家電容生產廠(據稱),導致了2001年後半的"不良電解液事件".這件事情於2002年夏季被揭發.之後Luxon與Lelon都於網頁上公告完全沒有使用該電解液.
Luxon說有問題的電解液是Lenyan公司的P-50與P-51.
Lelon說有問題的電解液製造商是Lienyan公司.
原文:
Low-ESR Aluminum Electrolytic Failures Linked to Taiwanese Raw Material Problems
On September 13, 2002, it was reported to Passive Component Industry Magazine by contacts in Japan that an unusually high rate of failures of low-ESR aluminum electrolytic capacitors produced in Taiwan by Lelon Electronics, Luxon Electronics, and other aluminum capacitor manufacturers had been traced to a problem with an aqueous electrolyte that had been used throughout the Taiwanese electrolytic capacitor industry.
Reportedly, the problem developed after a materials scientist working for Rubycon Corporation in Japan left the company and began working for Luminous Town Electric in China. The scientist then developed a copy of Rubycon P-50 type water-based electrolyte, used in low-ESR aluminum electrolytic capacitors developed by Luminous and equivalent to the Rubycon ZA and ZL series. Subsequently, the scientist's staff members defected with the formula, and began to sell and electrolyte at a low price to many of the major aluminum electrolytic houses in Taiwan, including Luxon Electronics, Lelon Electronics, and other aluminum capacitor manufacturers. (IBM has stated that five companies were affected, while other sources in Taiwan suggest that as many as 11 companies were affected.)
Unfortunately, the staff members who defected from Luminous Town Electric with the formula copied only the partial formula, and the subsequent electrolyte produced was unstable when packaged in a finished aluminum capacitor. The instability of the electrolyte in the low-ESR aluminum electrolytic capacitors using this water-based electrolyte leads to the build-up of excess hydrogen inside the aluminum can, which results in either a rupture of the can itself or destruction of the rubber end-seal. Either failure is potentially catastrophic due to the leaking electrolyte. According to top material scientists in the aluminum capacitor industry, if the correct amount of additives is not mixed into a water-based electrolyte, electrolysis will occur, releasing a high amount of hydrogen gas in the can and resulting in catastrophic failure.
Subsequent lifetime tests on low-ESR aluminum electrolytic capacitors produced in Taiwan by Japanese aluminum capacitor hours revealed the occurrence of catastrophic failure of the Taiwanese aluminum electrolytic capacitors after 2000 hours of operation on parts rated for 4000 hours of operation. Intel has stated that the aluminum capacitors with the poor electrolyte may fail after only 250 hours of operation.
Industry sources have further revealed that many top companies in the computer motherboard and telecom infrastructure businesses have been scrambling to obtain low-ESR parts from aluminum electrolytic capacitor suppliers who did not have plants in Taiwan. Subsequent reports suggest that Rubycon Corporation, Nichicon, and Nippon Industries (NIC Components) have been inundated with orders for low-ESR aluminum capacitors, as more customers shy away from Taiwanese-produced parts. Rubycon, Nichicon, and Nippon Industries ( NIC Components) do not have plants in Taiwan, and thus were not exposed to the bad electrolyte in their low-ESR aluminum capacitors. Further intelligence has revealed that lead times for low-ESR aluminum capacitors are now increasing, and price increases are imminent as Japanese suppliers prepare to fill the void left by this unfortunate incident.
Many industry insiders note that some major Japanese aluminum capacitor houses also have offshore production plants in Taiwan, including Nippon Chemi-Con (Hsien Plant) and Matsushita (Nantou Hsien Plant). However, our research has concluded that many of these companies obtain their electrolytes directly from Japan and were probably not affected by the tainted supply. Other Taiwanese suppliers, such as Jamicon (Kamei), apparently were not affected because they obtain their electrolytes from Japan. Teapo has stated that it also gets its electrolytes from Japan, and was not affected or disqualified.
Some industry insiders further speculate that many of the original equipment manufacturers in the computer industry may not be aware of the problem because visibility into component supply chains is limited due to the increased usage of contract electronic manufacturers in Taiwan. Other industry sources have commented that the movement of contract electronic manufacturers to Asia, coupled with a tendency to source low-cost components locally, opens up the potential for additional component problems in the future.
Effects on The Market
Total Taiwanese production of aluminum electrolytic capacitors is approximately 22.5 billion pieces or 30% of the global aluminum electrolytic capacitor unit shipments. Thus, the failure of these Taiwanese aluminum electrolytic capacitors could have a major impact on the prime industries that consume these products, namely computer motherboards and high-speed modems; although, depending on the number of parts sold and range of buyers, the problem may affect the power supply, monitor, and game console industries. It is important to emphasize, however, that the products that have been affected are only the low-ESR type aluminum capacitors, which account for less than 20% of Taiwan's aluminum electrolytic capacitor production volume.
Potential Long-Term Effects
The effects of the bad electrolyte on the aluminum electrolytic capacitor supply chain are not known at this time. Two factors play an important role in determining the effects:
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How long have these electrolytes been in the field;
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Has the problem been contained to Taiwan, or have the electrolytes found their way to other nations?
As the industry becomes aware of the problem, it may experience a shift in the supply chain for aluminum capacitors. This could result in an increase of lead times and prices for low-ESR aluminum capacitors. |
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