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 oly 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 www.vishay.com •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 B Shown at actual size BB B0 T A AA A0 P W0 W9 M0 MM J [email protected] VMN-MS7205-1605