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        Murata Chip S-Parameter & Impedance Library Ver.3.13.1
                              Readme.txt
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This file contains the latest important information on how to launch the
"Murata Chip S-Parameter & Impedance Library Ver.3.13.1".
Please read through carefully before attempting to use the application.

  1. System Requirements
  2. Starting and Quitting
  3. Supplement and Notes
  4. Murata samples for S parameter data
  5. Contrast of Murata part number with size code
  6. Contrast of Murata part number with temperature characteristics
  7. Version History
  8. Software License Agreement
  9. Warning


1. System Requirements
                          Minimum
: Display Resolution      800x600
: Colors                  256 colors
: Memory                  32MB
: CPU                     Pentium
: Required Disk Space     up to 4MB
: System                  Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95/98, Windows NT(R) 4.0
                                       Windows(R) 2000, Windows(R) XP, Windows(R) Vista

Please note that the performance of this software depends on your system.


2. Starting and Quitting

Please select "Murata Chip S-Parameter & Impedance Library" from start menu.
To quit the program, click "File" on the menu and choose "Exit."


3. Supplement and Notice

[Print]
To print charts appropriately, choose sheet size as "A4" or "Letter" in your
printer setup.


4. Murata samples for S parameter data

Murata chip capacitor samples for S parameter data  which are classified by the type are as follows.
Previous part number is given in pareatheses.
 GRM02 series;Smallest size type
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 47pF         16V                  38items
 GRM03 series;Smallest size type
                C0G                               0.2pF   - 100pF        50/25V               83items
                X5R/X6S/X7R/X8L                   100pF   - 0.1uF        25/16/10/6.3V        59items
                Y5V                              1500pF   - 10000pF      10V                   6items
 GRM15 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                               0.2pF   - 1000pF       50V                  80items
                X5R/X6S/X7R/X8L/X8R               220pF   - 2.2uF        100/50/25/16/10/6.3/4V
                                                                                              90items
                Y5V                              2200pF   - 1uF          50/25/16/10/6.3V     19items
 GRM18 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 2700pF       100/50               92items
                X5R/X6S/X7R/X7S/X8L/X8R           220pF   - 4.7uF        100/50/25/16/10/6.3/4V
                                                                                             111items
                Y5V                              1000pF   - 4.7uF        50/25/16/10/6.3V     27items
 GRM21 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                              1000pF   - 22nF         50V                  29items
                X5R/X6S/X7R/X7S/X7U/X8L            10nF   - 22uF         100/50/25/16/10/6.3/4V
                                                                                              90items
                Y5V                              1000pF   - 10uF         50/25/16/10/6.3V     36items
 GRM31 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                              2700pF   - 0.1uF        50/25V               29items
                X5R/X6S/X6T/X7R/X7S/X7T/X8L       0.1uF   - 100uF        50/25/16/10/6.3/4V   68items
                Y5V                              0.33uF   - 100uF        50/25/16/10/6.3V     21items
 GRM32 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                                         6800pF       50V                   1items
                X5R/X6S/X7R/X7T/X7U              0.47uF   - 100uF        100/50/25/16/10/6.3/4V
                                                                                              40items
                Y5V                                 1uF   - 100uF        50/25/16/10/6.3V      9items
 GRM43 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                             10000pF   - 12000pF      50V                   2items
                X5R/X7R                          0.33uF   - 100uF        50/25/16/10/6.3V     13items
                Y5V                                 1uF   - 2.2uF        50V                   3items
 GRM55 series;For general electronic equipment
                C0G                             15000pF   - 43000pF      50V                   6items
                X5R/X7R                          0.68uF   - 100uF        50/25/6.3V            9items
                Y5V                               3.3uF   - 4.7uF        50V                   2items
 GCM03 series;Smallest size type
                C0G                                 1pF   - 100pF        25V                   7items
                X7R                               100pF   - 10nF         25/16/10V             6items
 GCM15 series;For Automotive
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 470pF        50V                  42items
                X7R                               220pF   - 0.1uF        100/50/25/16V        34items
 GCM18series;For Automotive
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 2700pF       100/50V              67items
                X7R                                10nF   - 0.47uF       100/50/25/16V        10items
 GCM21series;For Automotive
                C0G                              1000pF   - 10000pF      50V                  13items
                X7R                              1000pF   - 4.7uF        100/50/25/16V        23items
 GCM31series;For Automotive
                C0G                              2700pF   - 22000pF      50V                  12items
                X7R                               100nF   - 10uF         100/50/25/16V         6items
 GJM03 series;High power type
                C0G                               0.2pF   - 20pF         25V                  38items
 GJM15 series;High power type
                C0G                               0.1pF   - 20pF         50V                  41items
 GQM18 series;High-frequency type
                C0G                               0.1pF   - 100pF        250/100/50V          73items
 GQM21 series;High-frequency type
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 100pF        100/50V              51items
 ERB18 series;High-frequency type for American market
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 100pF        250V                 51items
 ERB21 series;High-frequency type for American market
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 160pF        250/100/V            59items
 ERB32 series;High-frequency type for American market
                C0G                               0.5pF   - 1000pF       500/300/250/100/50V  74items
 LLL15 series;Low ESL type
                X6S                               100nF   -  220nF       6.3V                  2items
 LLL18 series;Low ESL type
                X7R/X7S                          2200pF   -  2.2uF       50/25/16/10/6.3/4V   15items
 LLL21 series;Low ESL type
                X7R/X7S                          4700pF   -  2.2uF       50/25/16/10/6.3/4V   17items
 LLL31 series;Low ESL type
                X7R/X7S/X5R                        10nF   -   10uF       50/25/16/10/6.3V     20items
 LLA18 series;Low ESL type
                X7S                               100nF   -  2.2uF       4V                    5items
 LLA21 series;Low ESL type
                X7R/X7S                            10nF   -  4.7uF       25/16/10/6.3/4V      14items
 LLA31 series;Low ESL type
                X7R                               100nF   -  2.2uF       16/10/6.3V           10items
 LLM21 series;Low ESL type
                X7R/X7S                           100nF   -  2.2uF       16/6.3/4V             4items
 LLM31 series;Low ESL type
                X7R                               2.2uF                  6.3V                  1items
 GMA05 series;Microchip
                X7R/X5R/B                         100pF   -  0.1uF       100/50/16/6.3V        9items

                                                                            Total           1667items

5.Contrast of Murata part number with size code

 Part number       JIS code     EIA code
    GRM02            0402          01005
    GRM03            0603          0201
    GRM15            1005          0402
    GRM18            1608          0603
    GRM21            2012          0805
    GRM31            3216          1206
    GRM32            3225          1210
    GRM43            4532          1812
    GRM55            5750          2220
    GCM15            1005          0402
    GCM18            1608          0603
    GCM21            2012          0805
    GCM31            3216          1206
    GJM03            0603          0201
    GJM15            1005          0402
    GQM18            1608          0603
    GQM21            2012          0805
    ERB18            1608          0603
    ERB21            2012          0805
    ERB32            3225          1210
    LLL15            0510          0204
    LLL18            0816          0306
    LLL21            1220          0508
    LLL31            1632          0612
    LLA18            1608          0603
    LLA21            2012          0805
    LLA31            3216          1206
    LLM21            2012          0805
    LLM31            3216          1206

6.Contrast of Murata part number with temperature characteristics
 Murata temperature characteristics code            EIA code 
                5C                                    C0G
                R6                                    X5R
                C8                                    X6S
                D8                                    X6T
                R7                                    X7R
                C7                                    X7S
                D7                                    X7T
                E7                                    X7U
                L8                                    X8L
                R9                                    X8R
                F5                                    Y5V


7. Version History

  Murata Chip Capacitor S-Parameter & Impedance Library Version 1.0 1998/09/03
    Murata original interface design.
    View the data by varies type of charts
      (Smith chart, Magnitude chart, etc...).

  Version 2.0.0 1999/09/10
    Large number of the products (755 types).
    Interface changes to MDI type.
    Add another chart type
      (Q, DF, Apparent Capacitance and Apparent Inductance chart).

  Version 2.1.0 2000/03/27
    Large number of the products (784 types).
    Add product size view window.

  Version 2.2.0 2000/09/01
    Large number of the products (812 types).
    Meet Global Part Number System.

  Version 2.3.0 2001/03/01
    Large number of the products (879 types).

  Version 3.0.0 2001/09/01
    Add Inductors support.
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 902 types, Inductors 144 types).

  Version 3.0.1 2001/12/10
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1027 types, Inductors 144 types).

  Version 3.1.0 2002/03/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1055 types, Inductors 225 types).

  Version 3.2.0 2002/09/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1078 types, Inductors 242 types).
    Switching between EIA and JIS is available for selecting Part Number,
      Size Code or TCC.

  Version 3.2.1 2002/11/26
    With X5R/Y5V characteristics, operation temp ranges had been corrected
    as below.
           Error            Corrected
      X5R: -25 to 85 cel => -55 to 85 cel.
      Y5V: -25 to 85 cel => -30 to 85 cel.

  Version 3.3.0 2003/03/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1135 types, Inductors 258 types).
    A functional addition of copying graph images to clipboard.

  Version 3.4.0 2003/09/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1204 types, Inductors 260 types).

  Version 3.5.0 2004/03/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1162 types, Inductors 265 types).
    Improvement which displays a name of the products on the picture copied
      to the clip board.
    The maximum frequency is expanded to 20GHz from 6GHz.

  Version 3.6.0 2004/09/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1198 types, Inductors 320 types).
    Calculation points was expanded to 400.
    An addition of link function to the catalog page of our company website.

  Version 3.7.0 2005/04/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1243 types, Inductors 320 types).
    Delete previous part number name.

  Version 3.8.0 2005/10/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1239 types, Inductors 336 types).
    An addition of link function to reference page and Introduction page of this software.

  Version 3.8.1 2005/11/17
    The bug fix which can not draw charts of GQM and ERB series.

  Version 3.9.0 2006/04/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1294 types, Inductors 372 types).

  Version 3.10.0 2006/10/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1390 types, Inductors 372 types).

  Version 3.10.1 2006/10/11
    Bug fix by selection of kind of inductor.

  Version 3.11.0 2007/04/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1490 types, Inductors 372 types).
    The range of the display in the graph was corrected.

  Version 3.12.0 2007/10/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1541 types, Inductors 378 types).

  Version 3.13.0 2008/04/01
    Large number of the products
      (Capacitors 1667 types, Inductors 378 types). 
    Bug correction of Operation Frequency value displayed immediately after
    software is started

  Version 3.13.1 2008/04/21
    Part numbers of the GRM022 series was corrected.

8. Software License Agreement

Please read licensee.txt file in the installation folder to confirm the contents
of the Software License Agreement that concluded when you set up this software.


9. Warning

These data are for your information only.
You are requested to approve our product specification or to transact the
approval sheet for product specification, before ordering.

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