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Questions tagged [mlcc]

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Why does the capacitance value of an MLCC (capacitor) increase after heating?

I have a general purpose MLCC capacitor design kit, which consists of capacitors of different values. I took a 2.2 µF (X5R, 16 V, +/- 20 %, -> this one) capacitor out of it and measured its capacitance using an LCR-Meter. I measured ~1.8 µF at 1 kHz…
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MLCC - Can I use high voltage rated caps for very low voltage scenarios?

Is there any important reason why I can`t use high voltage mulilayer ceramic capacitors for low voltage scenarios? For example 50V or 100V rated MLCCs for 3.3V DC applications? I have bad eyes, and have trouble soldering 1206 or smaller packages,…
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Hand soldering SMD 1206 components

Because I tried to wire-solder a protoboard which failed miserable, I'm intending to order a PCB. However, to minimize the area, I want to use some SMD1206 components. I ordered some basic ones (resistors, capacitors etc). However, now I read that…
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How to choose capacitor voltage rating for ESD protection?

I understand the basic calculations on capacitors for ESD protection. In a nutshell the higher the capacitance the lower the final voltage will be because the charge of the ESD event will be "distributed" among the capacitors... However, I'm still…
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Why use a tantalum instead of a ceramic capacitor?

On page 72 of the AD7124-4 datasheet it says: Decouple AVDD with a 1 μF tantalum capacitor in parallel with a 0.1 μF capacitor to AVSS on each pin. Why would this capacitor be specified to be a tantalum? At this low capacitance a ceramic MLCC is…
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Possible causes of ceramic capacitor damage on high-voltage op-amp supply pin

I am working on a waveform generation board. The board contains +-200 V supplies and +-24 V supplies. The board takes a low voltage (+-15 V) waveform from a DAC on separate board and outputs +-200 V waveform. This output powers piezoelectric tubes…
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Flex Cracking for 0402 MLCCs

Is there any data to show that 0402s are relatively flex crack resistant due to their size? I can find lots of references about 0805 and larger capacitors cracking due to board flex, but I can't find any test results for 0402 caps. Is this perhaps…
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MLCC Shortages and Work-Arounds

I do hope this post is still within the boundaries or spirit of this forum and perhaps this question is best suited for the chat instead. I'm sure we all are experiencing (in one form or another) the industry-wide part shortages for discrete MLCC…
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leakage current of a 10uF MLCC compared with an aluminium decoupling capacitor

I am trying to track down a ~10uA current leak in my circuit. My PCB has this 10uF ceramic decoupling capacitor between 1.8V and GND. I cannot see it's ESR value in the datasheet so I do not know what leakage current I should expect. I also cannot…
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What are the most common causes for a surface mount MLCC to crack?

What are the most common causes for a surface mount MLCC to crack? I just want to learn everything there is to know about the HOT MLCC problem
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Why do manufacturers strongly discourage using X7R capacitors in AC signal and mains filtering applications?

Recently I've seen notes in datasheets from capacitor manufacturers Kemet and AVX that recommend designers not use X7R capacitors for applications in which they will be placed across mains or used for mains filtering. From AVX: Capacitors with X7R…
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Availability of 0.01 pF and 1 pF chip capacitor with SRF more than 15 GHz

I am working on a parasitic steerable phased array antenna, designed at 15 GHz. I need to terminate one of the array elements with a 0.01 pF chip capacitor to achieve desired steering direction. I have explored a lot, but sadly I could not find a…
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SMD Ceramic capacitor MLCC 0805 vs 0603

I'm trying to choose the right size of smd mlcc ceramic capacitor. Two of the biggest values of my capacitors are, 4.7uF and 10uF which I first chose to be 0603 because my pcb space is very limited. Those capacitors are output capacitor in power…
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Would noise from MLCCs be cancelled out if adjacent capacitors had different polarity?

I have a DC voltage with a high ripple current at 10 kHz which produces an audible noise from the MLCCs on the PCB. I can't change the frequency and I need to stick to MLCC class II capacitors for different reasons. In this article, they say MLCCs…
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Replacing 10uF tantalum capacitors with X7R in ADM2587E circuit

I'm working on some device with isolated RS485 based on ADM2587E transceiver with integrated high frequency isolated DC/DC converter. This IC is a bit tricky if you need low EMI, because DC/DC converter makes high frequency noise. My previous design…
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