COMPARISON OF MULTILAYER CERAM...

COMPARISONOFMULTILAYERCERAMICTECHNICALINFORMATIONCOMPARISONOFMULTILAYERCERAMICANDTANTALUMCAPACITORSbyJeffreyCain,Ph.D.AVXCorporation17thAvenueSouthMyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina29578jcain@sccoast.netAbstract:Engineersnowhaveachoicebetweenceramicandtantalumwhenitcomestoselectingcapacitorswithvaluesbetween0.1-22F.Astheceramicmaterialtechnologycontinuestoadvance,moreandmorecapacitanceisrealizedinthesamecasesizescomparedtopreviousyears.Thispaperwillexaminewhatdevicesareavailableandthetradeoffofusingeachofthetechnologies.Thegoalofthisworkistohelpinselectingtheproperdevice(tantalumversusceramic)foraspecificapplication.COMPARISONOFMULTILAYERCERAMICANDTANTALUMCAPACITORSbyJeffreyCain,Ph.D.AVXCorporation17thAv