Z5U Dielectric
Typical Characteristic Curves**
Temperature Coefficient
Variation of Impedance with Cap Value
Impedance vs. Frequency
1206 -Z5U
+30
+20
+10
0
100.00
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
10.00
1.00
10,000 pF
+10 +25
+45
+50 +55 +65 +85
+30 +35 +40
100,000 pF
Temperature °C
0.10
0.01
100
1,000
1
10
Frequency, MHz
Variation of Impedance with Chip Size
Impedance vs. Frequency
.33 F - Z5U
⌬ Capacitance vs. Frequency
1000
100
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
Z5U 1206
Z5U 1210
Z5U 1812
1
1KHz
10 KHz
100 KHz
1 MHz
10 MHz
0.1
0.001
Frequency
100
1,000
0.01
0.1
1
10
Frequency, MHz
Variation of Impedance with Ceramic Formulation
Impedance vs. Frequency
nsu ation Resistance vs Temperature
100,000
10,000
.1F X7R vs. Z5U
0805
10000
X7R 0805
Z5U 0805
1000
1,000
100
0
100
10
1
0.1
+20
+40
+50 +60
+70
+80
+30
Temperature °C
0.01
0.001
100
1,000
0.01
0.1
1
10
Frequency, MHz
SUMMARY OF CAPACITANCE RANGES VS. CHIP SIZE
Style
0603*
0805*
1206*
1210*
1808
25V
50V
.01µF - .047µF
.01µF - .12µF
.01µF - .33µF
.01µF - .56µF
.01µF - .56µF
.01µF - 1.0µF
.01µF - 1.0µF
.01µF - 1.0µF
.01µF - .027µF
.01µF - 0.1µF
.01µF - .33µF
.01µF - .47µF
.01µF - .47µF
.01µF - 1.0µF
.01µF - 1.0µF
.01µF - 1.0µF
1812*
1825*
2225
ꢀ Standard Sizes
ꢀꢀ For additional information on performance changes with operating conditions consult AVX’s software SpiCap.
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