Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation

Nippon Chemi-Con corporation is a Japanese company founded in August 1931 (named SATOH DENKI KOGYOSHO until the company's reorganization in August 1947). They make Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors, Supercapacitors (Electric Double Layer Capacitors), Aluminum Polymer Capacitors, Film Capacitors, Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs), Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs), Inductors, and Camera modules.

Failures/Capacitor Plague

Chemi-Con KZG and KZG capacitors from around 2000-2010 are known to fail. These capacitors fail due to the special Ultra Low ESR electrolyte that did not contain the necessary preservatives.