2000 Sep 11

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Philips Components

Product specification

Surface mount ceramic

multilayer capacitors

Class 1, NP0 50/100/200/500 V

Noble Metal Electrode

FEATURES

• Seven standard sizes

• High capacitance per unit volume

• Supplied in tape on reel or in bulk

case (case sizes 0402, 0603 and

0805 only)

• For high frequency applications

• NiSn terminations (AgPd on

request).

APPLICATIONS

• Consumer electronics

• Telecommunications

• Automotive

• Data processing.

DESCRIPTION

The capacitor consists of a

rectangular block of ceramic dielectric

in which a number of interleaved

precious metal electrodes are

contained. This structure gives rise to

a high capacitance per unit volume.

The inner electrodes are connected to

the two terminations, either by silver

palladium (AgPd) alloy in the ratio

65 : 35, or silver dipped with a barrier

layer of plated nickel and finally

covered with a layer of plated tin

(NiSn). A cross section of the

structure is shown in Fig.1.

QUICK REFERENCE DATA

Notes

1. Other values below 10 pF and non E12 series are available on request.

2. Also applicable for applications up to 63 V.

DESCRIPTION

VALUE

50 V, 100 V, 200 V and 500 V (IEC)

Capacitance range (E12 series);

note 1:

50 V; note 2

0.47 pF to 47000 pF

100 V

10pFto22nF

200 V

10 pF to 5600 pF

500 V

10 pF to 3300 pF

Tolerance on capacitance:

C

≥ 10 pF

±5%; ±2%

C < 10 pF

±0.5 pF; ±0.25 pF

Test voltage (DC) for 1 minute:

50 V and 100 V

2.5

200 V

3

500 V

2

Sectional specifications

IEC 60384-10, second edition 1989-04;

also based on CECC 32 100

Detailed specification

based on CECC 32 101-801

Climatic category (IEC 60068)

55/125/56

MLB457

terminations

electrodes

ceramic material

Fig.1 Construction of a ceramic multilayer capacitor.