What Is the AEC-Q200?
Automotive Electronic Component Standard: AEC-Q200 Compliant Product Lineup
What is the AEC-Q200?
AEC is an abbreviation of "Automotive Electronics Council" which is an industry organization created by major automobile manufacturers and major electronic component manufacturers. The council was created to standardize the reliability and accreditation criteria for automotive electronic components. The AEC-Qxxx standards have been broadly adopted as automotive electronic component standards. These standards are the de facto industry standards and are classified according to the following component categories:
- ●AEC-Q100: integrated circuits (IC)
- ●AEC-Q101: discrete semiconductor components (transistors, diodes, etc.)
- ●AEC-Q200: passive components (capacitors, inductors, etc.)
AEC-Q200 features
Establishes standards for high reliability, including high temperature/high humidity resistance, thermal shock resistance, and durability.
- Temperature range
- Minimum of -50°C
Maximum of +150°C
- Passive component type (maximum functionality when there are no particular specifications or conditions)
- Flat chip ceramic resistors (square chip resistor), X8R ceramic capacitors
- Applicable type/representative example
- All electrical components
- Temperature range
- Minimum of -40°C
Maximum of +125°C
- Passive component type (maximum functionality when there are no particular specifications or conditions)
- Capacitor networks, resistors, inductors, transformers, thermistors, resonators, crystals and varistors; and all other ceramic or tantalum capacitors
- Applicable type/representative example
- Most components found under the hood of an automobile
- Temperature range
- Minimum of -40°C
Maximum of +105°C
- Passive component type (maximum functionality when there are no particular specifications or conditions)
- Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
- Applicable type/representative example
- High-temperature areas in the passenger compartment
- Temperature range
- Minimum of -40°C
Maximum of +85°C
- Passive component type (maximum functionality when there are no particular specifications or conditions)
- Film capacitors, ferrite, R/R-C networks, and trimmer capacitors
- Applicable type/representative example
- Most components found in the passenger compartment
- Temperature range
- Minimum of 0°C
Maximum of +70°C
- Applicable type/representative example
- Non-electrical components
Ref: AEC-Q200 Definition of the Stress Test Qualification for Passive Components (Temperature Range) (source: "AEC-Q200 REV D" (June 1, 2010) created by TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.)
*"AEC-Q200 Compliant" products from TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. are products which have passed AEC-Q200 evaluation testing. For more details about the specifications and evaluation testing results for each product, please contact us. In addition, when ordering, please submit a delivery specification.
