Datasheet
D/CRCW e3
www.vishay.com
Vishay
Revision: 18-Jun-2018
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Document Number: 20035
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DESCRIPTION
Production is strictly controlled and follows an extensive set 
of instructions established for reproducibility. A cermet film 
layer and a glass-over are deposited on a high grade (Al
2
O
3
) 
ceramic substrate with its prepared inner contacts. A 
special laser is used to achieve the target value by smoothly 
fine trimming the resistive layer without damaging the 
ceramics. The resistor elements are covered by a protective 
coating designed for electrical, mechanical and climatic 
protection. The terminations receive a final pure tin on nickel 
plating. 
The result of the determined production is verified by an 
extensive testing procedure on 100 % of the individual chip 
resistors. Only accepted products are laid directly into 
the tape in accordance with IEC 60286-3 Type 1a and 
Type 2a 
(1)
.
ASSEMBLY
The resistors are suitable for processing on automatic SMD 
assembly systems. They are suitable for automatic 
soldering using wave, reflow or vapor phase as shown in 
IEC 61760-1 
(1)
. The encapsulation is resistant to all 
cleaning solvents commonly used in the electronics 
industry, including alcohols, esters and aqueous solutions. 
The suitability of conformal coatings, potting compounds 
and their processes, if applied, shall be qualified by 
appropriate means to ensure the long-term stability of the 
whole system.
The resistors are RoHS-compliant, the pure tin plating 
provides compatibility with lead (Pb)-free and 
lead-containing soldering processes. Solderability is 
specified for 2 years after production or requalification. The 
permitted storage time is 20 years. The immunity of the 
plating against tin whisker growth has been proven under 
extensive testing.
MATERIALS
Vishay acknowledges the following systems for the 
regulation of hazardous substances:
• IEC 62474, Material Declaration for Products of and for the 
Electrotechnical Industry, with the list of declarable 
substances given therein 
(2)
• The Global Automotive Declarable Substance List 
(GADSL) 
(3)
• The REACH regulation (1907/2006/EC) and the related list 
of substances with very high concern (SVHC) 
(4)
 for its 
supply chain
The products do not contain any of the banned 
substances as per IEC 62474, GADSL, or the SVHC list, 
see www.vishay.com/how/leadfree
.
Hence the products fully comply with the following 
directives:
• 2000/53/EC End-of-Life Vehicle Directive (ELV) and 
Annex II (ELV II)
• 2011/65/EU Restriction of the Use of Hazardous 
Substances Directive (RoHS) with amendment 
2015/863/EU
• 2012/19/EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 
Directive (WEEE)
Vishay pursues the elimination of conflict minerals from its 
supply chain, see the Conflict Minerals Policy at 
www.vishay.com/doc?49037
.
APPROVALS
The resistors are qualified according to AEC-Q200.
Where applicable, the resistors are tested in accordance 
with  EN 140401-802 which refers to EN 60115-1, 
EN 60115-8 and the variety of environmental test 
procedures of the IEC 60068 
(1)
 series.
RELATED PRODUCTS
For more information about products with better TCR and 
tighter tolerance please refer to the “Lead (Pb)-Free Thick 
Film, Rectangular, Semi-Precision Chip Resistors” 
datasheet (www.vishay.com/doc?20036
).
The D/CRCW with SnPb termination plating is designed for 
applications where lead bearing terminations are 
mandatory. For ordering D/CRCW with SnPb terminations 
please refer to latest edition of datasheet D/CRCW 
(www.vishay.com/doc?20008
).
Notes
(1)
The quoted IEC standards are also released as EN standards with the same number and identical contents
(2)
The IEC 62474 list of declarable substances is maintained in a dedicated database, which is available at http://std.iec.ch/iec62474
(3)
The Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL) is maintained by the American Chemistry Council and available at www.gadsl.org
(4)
The SVHC list is maintained by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) and available at http://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table










