IPC 4821 : 0

1 SCOPE
  1.1 General
  1.2 Designation System
       1.2.1 Embedded Capacitor Passive Device
              Designations
2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
  2.1 IPC
  2.2 American Society for Testing and Materials
       (ASTM)
  2.3 Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
  2.4 National Conference of Standards Laboratories
       (NCSL)
  2.5 International Organization for Standardization
  2.6 International Electrotechnical Commission
3 REQUIREMENTS
  3.1 Terms and Definitions
       3.1.1 Embedded Planar Capacitor
       3.1.2 Embedded Discrete Capacitor
  3.2 Specification Sheets
  3.3 Supplier's Quality Profile
  3.4 Qualification (Characterization) Testing
       3.4.1 Material Qualification
  3.5 Conformance Testing
       3.5.1 Samples
       3.5.2 Frequency
  3.6 Verification of Supplier's Quality System
  3.7 Conflict
  3.8 Materials
       3.8.1 Capacitor Materials in Laminate-Like Form
       3.8.2 Capacitor Materials in Nonlaminate-Like
              Form
       3.8.3 Encapsulant Materials in Nonlaminate-Like
              Form
       3.8.4 Conductor/Termination Materials
  3.9 General Acceptability
       3.9.1 General Acceptability of Dielectric Materials
       3.9.2 General Acceptability of Conductive Materials
       3.9.3 Inspection
  3.10 Visual Requirements
       3.10.1 Visual Requirements of Laminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
       3.10.2 Visual Requirements of Nonlaminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
  3.11 Dimensional Requirements
       3.11.1 Dimensional Requirements of Laminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
  3.12 Mechanical Requirements
       3.12.1 Mechanical Requirements of Laminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
       3.12.2 Mechanical Requirements of Nonlaminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
  3.13 Thermal Requirements
       3.13.1 Thermal Requirements of Laminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
       3.13.2 Thermal Requirements of Nonlaminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
  3.14 Electrical Requirements
       3.14.1 Electrical Requirements of Laminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials Capacitance (TCC)
       3.14.2 Electrical Requirements of Nonlaminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
  3.15 Environmental Requirements
       3.15.1 Environmental Requirements of Laminate-Like
              Capacitor Materials
       3.15.2 Environmental Requirements of Nonlaminate-like
              Capacitor Materials
  3.16 Workmanship
  3.17 Material Safety Data Sheets
  3.18 Shelf Life
  3.19 Marking
4 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
  4.1 Quality System
  4.2 Responsibility for Inspection
       4.2.1 Test Equipment and Inspection Facilities
       4.2.2 Standard Laboratory Conditions
  4.3 Qualification (Characterization) Testing
       4.3.1 Samples
       4.3.2 Structurally Similar Construction
       4.3.3 Laboratory Equipment Tolerances
  4.4 Quality Conformance Inspection
       4.4.1 Frequency
       4.4.2 Inspection of Product for Delivery
       4.4.3 Acceptance Criteria
       4.4.4 Rejected Lots
  4.5 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
5 PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY
  5.1 Packing
6 NOTES
  6.1 Ordering Data
  6.2 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Testing
  6.3 HiPot Test Method
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Describes materials that can be used for the fabrication of embedded passive capacitor devices within the finished printed circuit board substrate. Also provides information on general designations and associated characteristics of embedded passive device (EPD) capacitor materials.