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Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors(For General Usage)

Item

Specification

Test Method

Class 1

Class 2

Damp Heat

Load

Appearance:

No mechanical damage

Capacitance change:

Within ±7.5 % or ±0.75 pF

whichever is larger.

Q:

C<30 pF:Q

>100+10C/3

30 pF

<C<1000 pF:Q>200

tan

δ:

C>1000 pF:tan

δ<0.004

(C:Nominal capacitance in pF)

IR:

500 M

or 25/C (M )

Whichever is less.

(C:Nominal capacitance in µF)

Appearance:

No mechanical damage

Capacitance change:

Temp. Char.

B, X7R, X5R: Within ±20 %

F, Y5V: Within ±30 %

tan

δ:

Temp. Char.

B, X7R, X5R: 0.25 max.

F, Y5V: 0.3 max.

IR:

500 M

or 25/C (M )

Whichever is less.

Note:5/C (M ) min. for

DC 10 V max.

C:Nominal capacitance in µF

Please see the technical

specifications for details.

Preconditioning:Voltage treatment/Class 2

(

✽2)

Temperature:40±2 °C

Relative humidity:90 to 95 %

Applied voltage:Rated voltage

Charge/discharge current: 50 mA max.

Test period:500+24/0 h

Recovery (Standard condition)

Class 1:24±2 h

Class 2:48±4 h

High

Temperature

Load

Appearance:

No mechanical damage

Capacitance change:

Within ±3 % or ±0.3 pF

whichever is larger.

Q:

C<10 pF:Q

>200+10C

10 pF

<C<30 pF:Q>275+5C/2

30 pF

<C<1000 pF:Q>350

tan

δ:

C>1000 pF:tan

δ<0.004

C:Nominal capacitance in pF

IR:

1000 M

or 50/C (M )

Whichever is less.

C:Nominal capacitance in µF

Appearance:

No mechanical damage

Capacitance change:

Temp. Char.

B, X7R, X5R: Within ±20 %

F, Y5V: Within ±30 %

tan

δ:

Temp. Char.

B, X7R, X5R: 0.25 max.

F, Y5V: 0.3 max.

IR:

1000 M

Ω or 50/C (M )

Whichever is less.

Note:10/C (M ) min. for

DC 10 V max.

C:Nominal capacitance in µF

Please see the technical

specifications for details.

Preconditioning:Voltage treatment/Class 2

(

✽2)

Temperature:

Maximum operating temp. ±3 °C

Applied voltage:

(1) Rated voltage ×200 %

(2) Rated voltage ×100 %

Please see the technical specifications

for details.

Charge/discharge current: 50 mA max.

Test period:1000+48/0 h

Recovery (Standard condition)

Class 1:24±2 h

Class 2:48±4 h

(

✽1) Heat treatment:1 h of heat treatment at 150+0/–10 °C followed by 48±4 h recovery under standard conditions

(

✽2) Voltage treatment:1 h of voltage treatment under the specified temperature and voltage for testing followed by 48±4 h of recovery under

standard conditions

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