Ceramic Capacitors FAQQWhat kind of Ceramic Capacitors do you have?

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Ceramic capacitors are categorized by the shape, structure, and material / characteristics of the dielectric ceramics, as follows.


<Category by dielectric ceramics>

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Temperature compensating type (CLASS1) High dielectric constant type (CLASS2)
Material Calcium zirconate Barium titanate
Main temperature characteristics C0G(Small capacitance change due to temperature) X5R/X7R(Large capacitance change due to temperature)
DC bias characteristics No Yes
Aging characteristics No Yes
Capacitance Low relative dielectric constant and a small capacitance High relative dielectric constant and a large capacitance can be obtained
Main circuit application For oscillation, tuning (filter), coupling, matching, etc. For bypass circuits, smoothing, decoupling, coupling, etc.

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What is the difference in the features and applications between the high dielectric type (X5R/X6S/X7R etc.) and the temperature compensating type (COG/U2J etc.)?


<Category by shape and structure>

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Structure Examples of shapes
SMD Multilayer
Resin molding
(Disc type)
SMD2
Lead type Multilayer
Disc type

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