Commercial Products
High Reliability Products
High Temperature Products
Application Specific
Capacitor Assemblies
Radial Leaded capacitors
Detonation & Pluse Energy Capacitors
Specialty Products
Custom Designs
MLC
Capacitors
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Contents
Intro
Products by Market
The Company
Technical Summary
Dielectric Characteristics
Capacitor Manufacturing Process
MIL PRF-123 Periodic Testing
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Technical
Data
Board Design Considerations
FlexiCap™ Polymer Termination
Chip Dimensions
Capacitor Marking System
Chip Taping Details
Chip Ordering Information
Commercial Chip - C0G 16Vdc to 10kVdc
Commercial Chip - R3L 16Vdc to 5kVdc
Commercial Chip - X7R 16Vdc to 10kVdc
Commercial Chip - BX
Commercial Chip - Z5U & Y5V
Commercial Chip - BX & X7R RF series
Commercial Radial Lead - 50V to 5kV
Commercial Radial Lead - 500V to 10kV
Leaded Products Ordering Information
Commercial
Products
High Reliability Testing
High Reliability Chip - C0G 16Vdc to 10kVdc
High Reliability Chip - X7R 16Vdc to 10kVdc
High
Reliability
Products
High Reliability Radial Lead - 500Vdc to 10kVdc
DSCC Approved - Radial Lead
DSCC Approved - Capacitor Assemblies
Product Reliability Groups
Lot Testing
Lot Test Details
High Temperature Applications Introduction
High Temperature Chip - 150ºC, 160ºC & 200ºC
High Temperature Radial Lead - Epoxy Coated
High Temperature Radial Lead - Encapsulated
Certified Safety Chip - X
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High Capacitance Chip - X7R & X5R (BME)
Non Magnetic Chip - C0G & X7R
Thin Profile Chip
High
Temperature
Products
Application
Specific
Capacitor
Assemblies
Specialty
Products
Capacitor Assemblies - ST & SM
Capacitor Assemblies - C0G Commercial & High Reliability
Capacitor Assemblies - X7R Commercial & High Reliability
Capacitor Assemblies - ‘Cap-Rack’ Arrays
Specialty Capacitors - Application Specific
Specialty Capacitors - Detonation & Pulse Energy Capacitors
Specialty Capacitors - Custom Designs
Note:
Novacap reserves the right to make changes in product designs and/or pricing. Sales are subject to Novacap terms and conditions.
Novacap warrants that its product(s) will be free from defects in workmanship or materials at the time of delivery, subject to the provisions of
this Limited Warranty. For complete terms and conditions of sale please refer to the Sales Office or on the web at http://novacap.com/terms.php.
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The Company
Novacap
manufactures surface
mount and leaded Multilayer
Ceramic Capacitors (MLC) as
well as specialty assemblies for
your circuit applications. We are
part of Knowles Capacitors, an
operating company within Knowles
Corporation.
Guaymas, Mexico.
Some of our offerings include:
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Full range of surface mount chip capacitors
Reliability capacitors for use in Medical
Implantable Devices and Life Support Systems
Temperature capacitors for harsh
environments such as Oil Exploration, Automotive
and Avionics Engine Compartment circuitry
Capacitor Modules for ratings up to 20kV
Arrays for highly efficient use of
board space
Safety (Y², Y³) and Ring Detect
Capacitors for Telecommunications
Voltage capacitors, with ratings up to 10kV,
designed for Commercial and Military use in
Power Supply and Voltage Multiplier circuits
Energy capacitors for Oil Exploration and
Detonation
Leaded capacitors
Profile capacitors for RFID and smart cards.
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Our standard sizes range from
0402 to 7565, and we provide
voltage ratings from 4V to 10kV.
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Capacitor Assemblies for input and
output filters in Switch Mode Power Supplies,
High Capacitance Discharge Circuitry and High
Temperature Filtering and Decoupling
We are flexible, quick,
reliable and innovative!
Call us with your
particular requirements.
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Technical Summary
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Technical Information
Novacap provides application notes throughout this catalog
as a guide to chip selection and attachment methods. Refer
to the Novacap Technical Brochure found at www.novacap.
com for more details. This technical information includes
the nature of capacitance, dielectric properties, electrical
properties, classes of dielectrics, ferroelectric behavior, test
standards, and high reliability test plans. Please do not
hesitate to contact the sales office for any product or technical
assistance.
Capacitor Size
Size availability is based primarily on capacitance values and
voltage rating. Smaller units are generally less expensive.
Because mass affects the thermal shock susceptibility of chip
capacitors, size selection should consider the soldering method
used to attach the chip to the board. Sizes 1812 and smaller
can be wave, vapor phase, or reflow soldered. Larger units
require reflow soldering.
Chip Selection
Multilayer capacitors (MLC) are categorized by dielectric
performance with temperature. The Temperature Coefficient
of Capacitance describes the variance of capacitance value
with temperature. The choice of components is therefore
largely determined by the temperature stability required of the
device and the size necessary for the desired capacitance value
and voltage rating.
Packaging
Units are available reeled, in waffle pack, or bulk packaged.
Bar coded labels are standard for reeled and bulk packaging.
Primary Dielectric Types
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C0G/NP0:
Ultra stable Class I dielectric, with negligible dependence of
capacitance on temperature, voltage, frequency, and time.
Used in circuitry requiring very stable performance.
X7R:
Stable Class II dielectric, with predictable change in properties
across a temperature range of -55°C to +125°C. Used as
blocking, decoupling, bypassing, and frequency discriminating
elements. This dielectric is ferroelectric and provides higher
capacitance than Class I materials.
BX:
The military specification for ceramic chip capacitors (MIL-
PRF-55681) defines a mid-K stable dielectric designated as BX.
The BX specification has voltage temperature limits in addition
to temperature limits of capacitance. The BX dielectric is
limited to ±15% maximum change in capacitance between
25°C and -55°C or +125°C and also has a voltage restriction
of +15% / -25% maximum change in capacitance between
25°C and -55°C or +125°C at rated voltage.
Z5U/Y5V:
General purpose Class III dielectrics with higher dielectric
constant and greater variation of properties over temperature
and voltage. Very high capacitance per volume is attainable
for general purpose applications where stability over a wide
temperature range is not critical.
FlexiCap™/Nickel Barrier
100% tin
FlexiCap™/Nickel Barrier
90/10% tin/lead
Dielectric
Termination
Combinations
Nickel Barrier
90/10% tin/lead
Palladium Silver
Palladium Silver
Solderable
Palladium Silver
Nickel Barrier
100% tin
Nickel Barrier
Gold flash
Termination Material
Copper Barrier
90/10% tin/lead
Solderable Silver
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Solder Attachment:
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Nickel Barrier, 100% matte
tin plated - RoHS
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FlexiCap™ with Nickel
Barrier, 100% tin plated - RoHS
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Nickel Barrier, tin-lead plated
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FlexiCap™ Nickel Barrier,
tin-lead plated
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Copper Barrier 100% matte
tin plated - RoHS
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Copper Barrier, tin-lead
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Palladium Silver
Dielectric
C0G/NP0
R3L
X7R
X7R BME
X5R BME
BX
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C0G/NP0 (160ºC)
C0G/NP0 (200ºC)
Class II (160ºC)
Class II (200ºC)
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