Biden too sign executive order for chips (not Potato either)Remember i mentioned MLCC"S ( Multi Layered Ceramic Capacitors) well today Bidens going too sign an executive order.
Chips have been hard to come by for auto makers and consumers, causing difficulties in a range of industries. The cause looks like a combination of increased demand as people scoop up electronics during the COVID-19 pandemic, limited manufacturing capacity to meet that demand, and the U.S.-China trade war,
reports MarketWatch’s Wallace Witkowski.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/biden-to-sign-executive-order-tied-to-semiconductor-shortage-11614177715?mod=mw_latestnews
The body of the capacitor normally has a thin coating to protect the capacitor from the ingress of moisture and other contaminants that would alter its performance. The end connection of the MLCC capacitor is made from a number of layers - the inner ones provide good connectivity with the electrodes within the capacitor, and the outer ones are designed to provide excellent solderability. In many cases the terminations of the MLCC use either silver palladium (AgPd) alloy in the ratio 65 : 35, or silver dipped to connect to the capacitor electrodes themselves. Then there can be a barrier layer of plated nickel and finally this is covered with a layer of plated tin (NiSn).