Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
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INTRODUCTION
MLCC(Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor) is SMD(Surface Mounted Device) type capacitor that is used
in wide ranges of capacitance. MLCC is paid more attentions than other capacitors due to the
better frequency characteristics, higher reliability, higher withstanding voltage and so on.
MLCC is made of many layers of ceramic and inner electrodes like sandwich. Pd was used for
inner electrodes. But the price of Pd was skyrocketed and Pd was replaced by the BME(Base
Metal Electrode), which reduced the total cost of MLCC.
This inner electrode is connected to outer termination for surface mounting, which is composed of
three layers, Cu or Ag layer, Ni plating layer, and SnPb or Sn plating layer. Most of MLCCs
become Pb free by the environmental issue at present.
MLCC is divided into two classes. Class I(C0G, etc) is the temperature compensating type. It has
a small TCC(Temperature Coefficient of Capacitance) and a better frequency performance.
Therefore, it is used in RF applications such as cellular phone, tuner, and so on. Class II(X7R,
X5R, Y5V, etc) is the high dielectric constant type, which is used in general electronic circuit.
Especially high capacitance MLCC is replacing other capacitors (Tantalum and Aluminum
capacitor) due to the low ESR(Equivalent Series Resistance) value.
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FEATURE AND APPLICATION
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Feature
- Miniature Size
- Wide Capacitance and Voltage Range
- Highly Reliable Performance
- Tape & Reel for Surface Mount Assembly
- Low ESR
- High Q at High Frequencies
- Stable Temperature Dependence of Capacitance
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Application
- High Frequency Circuit(Tuner, VCO, PAM etc)
- General Power Supply Circuit(SMPS etc)
- DC-DC Converter
- General Electronic Circuit
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Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
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STRUCTURE
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Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
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APPEARANCE AND DIMENSION
L
T
W
BW
CODE
03
05
10
21
31
32
43
55
EIA CODE
L
0201
0402
0603
0805
1206
1210
1812
2220
0.6
±
0.03
1.0
±
0.05
1.6
±
0.1
2.0
±
0.1
3.2
±
0.2
3.2
±
0.3
4.5
±
0.4
5.7
±
0.4
DIMENSION ( mm )
W
0.3
±
0.03
0.5
±
0.05
0.8
±
0.1
1.25
±
0.1
1.6
±
0.2
2.5
±
0.2
3.2
±
0.3
5.0
±
0.4
T (MAX)
0.3
±
0.03
0.5
±
0.05
0.8
±
0.1
1.25
±
0.1
1.6
±
0.2
2.5
±
0.2
3.2
±
0.3
3.2
±
0.3
BW
0.15
±
0.05
0.2+0.15/-0.1
0.3
±
0.2
0.5+0.2/-0.3
0.5+0.2/-0.3
0.6
±
0.3
0.8
±
0.3
1.0
±
0.3
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Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
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PREVIOUS PART NUMBERING
CL
1
●
10
2
●
C
3
●
101
4
●
J
5
●
B
6
●
N
7
●
C
8
●
1
●
SAMSUNG Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor
2
●
Type(Size)
3
●
Capacitance Temperature Characteristics
4
●
Nominal Capacitance
5
●
Capacitance Tolerance
6
●
Rated Voltage
7
●
Thickness Option
8
●
Packaging Type
3
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CAPACITANCE TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS
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CLASS
Ⅰ
(Temperature Compensation)
Symbol
C
P
R
S
T
U
L
EIA Code
C0G(CH)
P2H
R2H
S2H
T2H
U2J
S2L
Temperature
Coefficient(PPM/
℃
)
0
±
30
-150
±
60
-220
±
60
-330
±
60
-470
±
60
-750
±
120
+350 ~ -1000
※
Temperature
Characteristics
C
Δ
P
Δ
R
Δ
S
Δ
T
Δ
U
Δ
SL
Operation
Temperature Range
-55 ~ +125
℃
※
Temperature Characteristics
Temperature
below 2.0pF 2.2 ~ 3.9pF above 4.0pF
Characteristics
C
Δ
P
Δ
R
Δ
S
Δ
T
Δ
U
Δ
C0G
-
-
-
-
-
C0G
P2J
R2J
S2J
T2J
U2J
C0G
P2H
R2H
S2H
T2H
U2J
above 10pF
C0G
P2H
R2H
S2H
T2H
U2J
☞
K :
±
250 PPM/
℃
J :
±
120 PPM/
℃
H :
±
60 PPM/
℃
G :
±
30 PPM/
℃
▶
CLASS
Ⅱ
(High Dielectric Constant)
Symbol
A
B
F
EIA Code
X5R
X7R
Y5V
Capacitance Change
(
Δ
C : %)
±
15
±
15
+22 ~ -82
Operation
Temperature Range
-55 ~ +85
℃
-55 ~ +125
℃
-30 ~ +85
℃
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