The 160R15X106KV4E is a TANCERAM® Chip Capacitor with X5R dielectric and 100% tin-plated (matte) nickel barrier termination. The chip capacitor can replace tantalum capacitor in many applications and offer several key advantages over traditional tantalums. Because TANCERAM® capacitor exhibit extremely low ESR, equivalent circuit performance can often be achieved using considerably lower capacitance values. Low DC leakage reduces current drain, extending the battery life of portable products. TANCERAM® high DC breakdown voltage ratings offer improved reliability and eliminate large voltage de-rating common when designing with tantalums. It is suitable for switching power supply smoothing (input/output), DC/DC converter smoothing (input/output), backlighting inverters and general digital circuits.
The Kemet C series commercial grade multilayer ceramic chip capacitors is Class 2, X5R dielectric material which exhibits no change in capacitance with respect to time and voltage. There will be negligible change in capacitance with reference to ambient temperature. Standard end terminations use a nickel barrier layer and a matte tin finish to provide excellent soldering ability for customers. Typical applications include decoupling, bypass and filtering. MLCCs are monolithic devices that consist of laminated layers of specially formulated, ceramic dielectric materials interspersed with a metal electrode system. The layered formation is then fired at high temperature to produce a sintered and volumetrically efficient capacitance device. A conductive termination barrier system is integrated on the exposed ends of the chip to complete the connection.
The Murata GRM series capacitors are Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitors (MLCC) used for general purpose applications. These MLCC capacitors are classified into temperature compensating and high dielectric constant types depending on the change in electrostatic capacitance due to change in temperature. The temperature compensating capacitors feature a small rate of change in electrostatic capacitance as the temperature changes and are used for applications such as filters and high frequency circuit matching. The high dielectric constant capacitors use materials with a high dielectric constant and feature a large electrostatic capacitance. Typical applications are power supply decoupling and smoothing circuits.