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X5R ceramic capacitors provide 100 to 330 µF

Three additions to the GRM monolithic ceramic capacitor series each provide over 100 µF. The 1206 GRM31CR60J157ME11 provides 150 µF at 6.3 V; the 1206 GRM31CR60J227ME11 220 µF at 6.3 V; the 1210 ...
Electronic Design

Getting the Most Out of Ceramic Capacitors

Although higher switching frequencies in modern dc-dc converters allow the use of lower-valued capacitors, designers continue to choose tantalum capacitors for such applications. However, the latest ...
Electronic Design

Tantalum Chip Capacitors Now Deliver Higher Cv Than X5r Dielectric Ceramic Devices

AVX Corporation has more than doubled the volumetric efficiency of its tantalum technology, enabling latest versions of its TACmicrochip® Series capacitor to deliver 15µF/4V and 10µF/6V from a 0402 ...
EDN

Reduce acoustic noise from capacitors

Some surface-mount capacitors exhibit acoustic noise when operated at frequencies in the audio range. A recent design uses 10-μF, 35V X5R 1206 ceramic capacitors that produce noticeable acoustic noise ...