What is a Ceramic Capacitor?

07/12/2024


What is a Ceramic Capacitor?


Ceramic capacitor Definition


 A ceramic capacitor is a widely used electronic component that uses a ceramic dielectric to store charge.


Basic structure of ceramic capacitor


MLCC is made of multiple ceramic layers separated by metal electrodes and has excellent high frequency performance.



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Ceramic capacitor advantages


  • Various sizes

  • The price is low.

  • Light weight

  • Withstand high pressure

  • Reliable performance

  • Can be used for hybrid integrated circuits



Ceramic capacitor disadvantages


  • No very high voltage ceramic capacitors

  • High capacitance values cannot be achieved


Type of ceramic capacitor


  • Semiconductor ceramic capacitor

  • High voltage ceramic capacitor

  • Multilayer ceramic capacitor


Ceramic capacitor Applications


Ceramic capacitors are used for bypass, decoupling and frequency discrimination in electronic circuits



Development direction


  • Miniaturization

  • Low-cost

  • Bulk

  • High-frequency



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