# Capacitor (MLCC) constraints getting you down

**URL:** <https://forum.digikey.com/t/capacitor-mlcc-constraints-getting-you-down/1834>\
**Category:** Maker, DIY\
**Tags:** prototyping-fabrication, maker-diy, 3m\
**Created:** [September 19, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/capacitor-mlcc-constraints-getting-you-down/1834 "2018-09-19T16:37:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/capacitor-mlcc-constraints-getting-you-down/1834/1 "2018-09-19T16:37:04Z")

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Capacitor (MLCC) availability/constraints getting you down?

Maybe 3M’s [Embedded Capacitance Material](https://www.digikey.com/short/fwm8bpmz) (ECM) can solve this issue. Clink the links below to find out more about this product line.

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- [3M Embedded Capacitance Material (ECM)](https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/3/3m/embedded-capacitance-material-ecm)
- [3M Embedded Capacitance Material (ECM) Datasheet:](http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/430083O/3m-embedded-capacitance-material-ecm-data-sheet-80-0011-3700-1.pdf)
- [3M Embedded Capacitance Material (ECM) Presentation](https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/3M%20PDFs/ECM%20PCB%20%20Presentation.pdf)
- [Electrical Performance Advantages of Ultra-Thin Dielectric Materials](http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/251027O/advantages-of-ultra-thin-dielectric-mater-for-pwr-ground-cores.pdf?fn=IPC_Expo03_3M_Merix_SUN.pdf)
- [3M Embedded Capacitance Material (ECM) Processing Guidelines](http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/585929O/embedded-capacitance-fabrication-process-guide.pdf?fn=3M%20C-Ply%20Fabricators%20Guide.pdf)
- [Huawai White Paper](https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/3M%20PDFs/Huawei%20White%20Paper.pdf)
- [Huawai ECM Presentation](https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/3M%20PDFs/Huawei%20EMC%202010%20Presentation.pdf)
- [ECM UL Cert](http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/showpage.html?name=QMTS2.E217443&ccnshorttitle=Polymeric+Materials+-+Filament-wound+Tubing,+Industrial+Laminates,+Vulcanized+Fiber,+and+Materials+for+Use+in+Fabricating+Recognized+Printed+Wiring+Bo)
- [Power-Bus Decoupling with ECM in PCB Design](http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/316064O/powerbus-decoupling-with-embedded-cap.pdf?fn=Powerbus_Decoupling.pdf)