DISCRETE CERAMICS
DATA SHEET
Class 1, NP0 50/100/200/500 V
Noble Metal Electrode
Surface-mount ceramic
multilayer capacitors
Product specification 2001 Jul 16 Rev.6
Supersedes data of 11th September 2000
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Surface-mount ceramic Class 1, NP0 50/100/200/500 V
multilayer capacitors Noble Metal Electrode
FEATURES
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
Six standard sizes
DESCRIPTION VALUE
High capacitance per unit volume
Rated voltage U (DC) 50 V, 100 V, 200 V and 500 V (IEC)
R
Supplied in tape on reel or in bulk
Capacitance range (E12 series);
case (case sizes 0402, 0603 and
note 1:
0805 only)
50 V; note 2 0.47 pF to 22 nF
For high frequency applications
100 V 10pFto22nF
NiSn terminations.
200 V 10 pF to 5.6 nF
500 V 10 pF to 3.3 nF
APPLICATIONS
Tolerance on capacitance:
Consumer electronics
C 10 pF 5%; 2%
Telecommunications
C<10pF 0.5 pF; 0.25 pF
Automotive Test voltage (DC) for 1 minute:
Data processing. 50 V and 100 V 2.5 U
R
200 V 3 U
R
DESCRIPTION 500 V 2 U
R
Sectional specifications IEC 60384-10, second edition 1989-04;
The capacitor consists of a
also based on CECC 32 100
rectangular block of ceramic dielectric
in which a number of interleaved Detailed specification based on CECC 32 101-801
precious metal electrodes are
Climatic category (IEC 60068) 55/125/56
contained. This structure gives rise to
Notes
a high capacitance per unit volume.
1. Other values below 10 pF and non E12 series are available on request.
The inner electrodes are connected to
2. Also applicable for applications up to 63 V.
the two terminations, either by silver
palladium (AgPd) alloy, or silver
dipped with a barrier layer of plated
nickel and finally covered with a layer
of plated tin (NiSn). A cross section of
terminations
the structure is shown in Fig.1.
electrodes
MLB457
ceramic material
Fig.1 Construction of a ceramic multilayer capacitor.
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