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POLYMER CAPACITORS IN A
NUTSHELL
HIGH-CAPACITANCE, LOW-ESR CAPACITORS
DERATING
POLYMER
Example
Standard
Tantalum
Polymer
50 %
20 %
Rated
Voltage
10 V
6.3 V
Design
Voltage
Heavy-Current
Power Film (ESTA)
5V
5V
Ceramic
Single-Layer
10 kV
T52
Voltage
Specified
Derating
VISHAY CAP MAP
100 kV
T54
Low Profile
1 kV
Film
Wet
Tantalum
100 V
Thin Film
High Reliability
10 V
Aluminum
Energy
Storage
Ceramic Multilayer
Polymer and Solid
Tantalum
T55
vP
Polymer
330 μF, 6.3 V, D CASE SIZE
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Tan
™
Solid Tantalum Ca
Polymer Capacitors
Advantages Over
Polymer Capacitors
Advantages Over
Polymer Capacitors
Advantages Over
MLCC
Standard Tantalum
Aluminum
•No piezo noise effect
•No capacitance loss with
DC bias
•More robust design
(no cracking)
•Superior temperature
stability
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•Lower ESR
•Non-burn feature
•Better derating
T59
•Superior stability
•Longer life
•Higher operating
temperature range
•Better volumetric efficiency
1 nF
10 nF 0.1 µF
1 µF
10 µF 0.1 mF 1 mF 10 mF 0.1 F
1F
10 F
100 F
APPLICATIONS
High Capacitance
High Voltage
Small Size
12 mΩ
10 pF 0.1 nF
Capacitance
General Purpose
T58
1 pF
it
pac
or
s
USED FOR
HIGH-END
GRAPHICS
CARDS
AMS
(AVIONICS,
MILITARY, AND
SPACE)
VISHAY CAPABILITY
M1
EE
E1
NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
MEDICAL
D
V
SMART
PHONES
125 mΩ
Standard
Tantalum
1V
0.1 pF
TABLET
Ultra-Low ESR (10x improvement)
FOOTPRINT + PROFILE
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