Correct Use of Solid Tantalum Capacitors
Most tantalum capacitor failures are the result of leakage current or short circuits.
Please refer to Notes on Using the Tantalum Capacitors on pages 31 to 39 of this
brochure before designing tantalum capacitors into your system.
NEC offers the latest technology
<Tantalum Capacitors>
<Conductive Polymer Tantalum Capacitors>
“NeoCapacitors”
NEC has been manufacturing solid electrolyte
tantalum capacitors for more than 30 years. As
a result of NEC’s active research and develop-
ment programs, NEC capacitors offer the de-
signer the latest technology plus outstanding
performance.
NEC capacitors are used extensively in indus-
trial, commercial, entertainment, and medical
electronic equipment.
NEC has obtained ISO 9001 and QS9000 certifi-
cates of registration for capacitors.
The low-ESR conductive polymer tantalum ca-
pacitors are expected to meet an important
market need; ther are suited for DC/DC convert-
ers, video cameras, personal handy phones,
etc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tantalum Capacitors ................................................................................................................. 4
R Series Tantalum Chip Capacitors ................................................................................ 5
SV/S Series Tantalum Chip Capacitors ......................................................................... 11
SV/H Series Tantalum Chip Capacitors (Higher Performance Type) ........................... 13
SV/F Series Tantalum Chip Capacitors (Fuse Built-in Type) ....................................... 16
SV/Z Series Tantalum Chip Capacitors (Low-ESR Type) ............................................. 19
Tape and Reel Specifications ........................................................................................ 21
Conductive Polymer Tantalum Capacitors (NeoCapacitors)
PS/L Series NeoCapacitors ........................................................................................... 23
PS/N Series NeoCapacitors ........................................................................................... 26
Tape and Reel Specifications ........................................................................................ 29
Notes on Using the Solid Tantalum Capacitors ............................................................ 31
Notes on Using the Chip Tantalum Capacitors, excluding NeoCapacitors ................. 34
Notes on Using NeoCapacitors ..................................................................................... 37
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TANTALUM CAPACITORS
Description
NEC’s tantulum capacitors offer the designer advanced
technological design and excellent performance charac-
teristics for filtering, bypassing, coupling, decoupling,
blocking, and R C timing circuits. They are used exten-
sively in industrial, commercial, entertainment, and medi-
cal electronic equipment.
The tantalum capacitor is inherently very reliable and
there is significant evidence that this reliability improves
with age−perhaps indefinitely. Capacitance loss with age
and other problems often associated with liquid electro-
lytes are nonexistent in solid electrolyte tantalums.
A process used to fur ther improve the reliability of
tantalums is to burn them in at elevated voltages at 85°C
for extended periods of time, thus eliminating high leak-
age and other undesirable characteristics. This process
is done because solid electrolyte tantalum capacitors do
not conform to the exponential distribution of time or-
dered failures, but instead exhibit a constantly decreas-
ing failure rate.
If you specify NEC tantalums, you can feel confident that
you are getting the best available quality, reliability, and
price.
CHIP TANTALUM CAPACITORS
Conventional Type (Manganese Diocide Type)
Operating
Temperature
Range (˚C)
DC Rated
Voltage
Range (V)
Capacitance
Tolerance
(%)
±20
±10
DC Leakage
Current
(
µ
A)
Series
Capacitance
Range (
µ
F)
Tangent of
Loss Angle
Features
(Standard)
4 to 50
R
−55
to +125
(Extended)
2.5 to 35
(Standard)
0.47 to 68
0.01 CV
(
1
)
or 0.5
0.047 to 4.7
µ
F : 0.04
whichever is
6.8 to 68
µ
F : 0.06
greater
0.01 CV
(
1
)
or 0.5
whichever is
greater
0.01 CV
(
1
)
or 0.5
whichever is
greater
2.5 Vdc to 10 Vdc
(
2
)
: 0.08 to 0.16
16 Vdc to 35 Vdc
: 0.06, 0.10
0.1, 0.2
(
3
)
Standard
(Extended)
0.47 to 470
±20
±10
Miniaturized
SV/S
−55
to +125
2.5 to 16
0.47 to 33
±20
±20
±10
±20
±10
Ultra miniaturized
SV/H
−55
to +125
10 to 35
0.47 to 33
0.01 CV
(
1
)
or 0.5
0.47 to 4.7
µ
F : 0.04
whichever is
6.8 to 33
µ
F : 0.06 Higher performance
greater
0.01 CV
(
1
)
or 0.5
whichever is
greater
0.01 CV
(
1
)
or 0.5
whichever is
greater
1 to 4.7
µ
F : 0.04
6.8 to 47
µ
F : 0.06
Built-in Fuse
SV/F
−55
to +125
10 to 50
1 to 47
SV/Z
−55
to +125
4 to 10
10 to 330
±20
0.08 to 0.14
(
4
)
Low ESR
NeoCapacitor (Conductive Polymer Type)
PS/L
−55
to +105
4 to 10
3.3 to 330
±20
0.1 CV
(
1
)
or 3,
whichever is
greater
0.1 CV
(
1
)
or 3,
whichever is
greater
0.09 to 0.50
(
5
)
Ultra-low ESR
PS/N
−55
to +85
4 to 16
3.3 to 220
±20
0.09 to 0.50
(
5
)
Low ESR
Notes 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Product of capacitance in
µ
F and voltage in V.
Refer to Standard Ratings on pages 9,10
Refer to Standard Ratings on page 12
Refer to Standard Ratings on page 20
Refer to Standard Ratings on page 25
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TANTALUM CAPACITORS
R Series Tantalum Chip Capacitors
DIMENSIONS [mm]
L
L
W
1
W
1
L
W
1
Y
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
Operating temperature range
−55
to +125°C with proper voltage
derating as shown in the following table.
DC working voltage and surge voltage
Rated voltage
2.5 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 35 50 V
2.5 4 6.3 10 16 20 25 35 50 V
at 85°C
H
H
W
2
Z
Z
B2
only
Z
Z
W
2
W
2
H
Working
Surge
Z
Z
at 125°C 1.6 2.5 4 6.3 10 13 16 22 32 V
at 85°C
3.3 5.2 8 13 20 26 33 46 65 V
[A2, A cases]
[B3, B2 cases]
[B, C, D, and D2 cases]
(Unit: mm)
Case
Code
A2 (U)
A
B3 ( W)
B2 (S)
B
C
D2 (T )
D
L
3.2
±
0.2
3.2
±
0.2
3.5
±
0.2
3.5
±
0.2
4.7
±
0.2
6.0
±
0.2
5.8
±
0.2
7.3
±
0.2
W
1
1.6
±
0.2
1.6
±
0.2
2.8
±
0.2
2.8
±
0.2
2.6
±
0.2
3.2
±
0.2
4.6
±
0.2
4.3
±
0.2
W
2
1.2
±
0.1
1.2
±
0.1
2.2
±
0.1
2.3
±
0.1
1.4
±
0.1
2.2
±
0.1
2.4
±
0.1
2.4
±
0.1
H
1.1
±
0.1
1.6
±
0.2
1.1
±
0.1
1.9
±
0.2
2.1
±
0.2
2.5
±
0.2
3.2
±
0.2
2.8
±
0.2
Z
0.8
±
0.2
0.8
±
0.2
0.8
±
0.2
0.8
±
0.2
0.8
±
0.2
1.3
±
0.2
1.3
±
0.2
1.3
±
0.2
0.5 C
0.4 C
0.4 C
Y
(STANDARD C-V VALUE REFERENCE BY CASE CODE)
DC Rated
Voltage
(
Vdc
)
0.47
0.68
1.0
1.5
2.2
3.3
4.7
6.8
10
15
22
33
47
68
C
C
D2, D
D2, D
B2, B
C
C
D2, D
D2, D
A
A
B2, B
C
C
D2, D
D2, D
A
A
B2, B
C
C
D2, D
D2, D
A
A
B2, B
C
C
D2, D
D2, D
A
A
B2, B
C
C
D2, D
D2, D
B2, B
A
4
6.3
10
16
20
25
A
35
B2, B
B2, B
B2, B
C
C
C, D
D2, D
D2, D
50
B2
C
C
C
D
D, D2
D
µ
F
Capacitance (at 20°C, 120 Hz)
Range:
0.47
µ
F to 470
µ
F
Tolerance:
±
20%, (±10%)
Capacitance change with temperature
Not to exceed
−12%
at
−55°C,
+12% at
85°C, and +15% at 125°C
Tangent of loss angle (at 20°C, 120 Hz)
(Standard)
0.047
µ
F to 4.7
µ
F: less than 0.04
6.8
µ
F to 68
µ
F: less than 0.06
(Extended)
(1)
2.5 Vdc to 10 Vdc: less than 0.08
16 Vdc to 35 Vdc: less than 0.06
DC leakage current (at 20°C)
0.01 C
•
V
(2)
µ
A or 0.5
µ
A, whichever is greater
Damp heat (90 to 95% RH at 40°C, 56 days (1344 h))
Capacitance change:
±5%
(±12%)
(3)
Tangent of loss angle: 150% of initial
requirements
DC leakage current:
initial requirements
Endurance (at 85°C, DC rated voltage, 2000 h)
Capacitance change:
±10%
(±12%)
(3)
Tangent of loss angle: initial requirements
DC leakage current:
125% of
initial requirements
Resistance to soldering heat
(solder reflow at 260°C, 10 s.
or solder dip at 260°C, 5 s.)
Capacitance change: +5% (+12%)
(3)
Leakage current:
initial requirements
Tangent of loss angle: initial requirements
NEC obtained IEC Qualification Approval on R
Series Standard Ratings in September 1987.
1.
Refer to standard ratings for tangent of loss angle of the follow-
ing items:
2.5 V/15
µ
F, 22
µ
F, 4 V/10
µ
F, 15
µ
F, 22
µ
F, 6.3 V/15
µ
F prod-
ucts in A2 case.
2.5 V/47
µ
F, 68
µ
F, 4 V/33
µ
F, 47
µ
F, 6.3 V/22
µ
F, 33
µ
F, 16 V/
10
µ
Fproducts in A case.
2.5 V/47
µ
F, 68
µ
F, 100
µ
F, 4 V/33
µ
F, 47
µ
F, 68
µ
F, 6.3 V/22
µ
F,
33
µ
F, 47
µ
F, 10V/15
µ
F, 22
µ
F, 16 V/10
µ
F products in B3 case.
2.5 V/150
µ
F, 220
µ
F, 4 V/100
µ
F, 150
µ
F, 6.3 V/68
µ
F, 100
µ
F
products in B2 case.
2.5 V/220
µ
F, 470
µ
F, 4 V/150
µ
F, 220
µ
F, 6.3 V/100
µ
F, 150
µ
F,
220
µ
F products in C case.
2.5 V/330
µ
F, 4 V/220
µ
F, 6.3 V/150
µ
F, 10 V/100
µ
F products
in D2 case.
2.5 V/470
µ
F, 4 V/330
µ
F, 6.3 V/220
µ
F, 10 V/150
µ
F, 16V/100
µ
F products in D case.
2.
Product of capacitance in
µ
F and voltage in V.
3.
Capacitance change of
±
12% applies to
2.5 V/4.7
µ
F to 22
µ
F, 4 V/4.7
µ
F to 22
µ
F, 6.3 V/3.3
µ
F to 15
µ
F, 10 V/2.2
µ
F to 10
µ
F, 16 V/1.5
µ
F, 2.2
µ
F, 20 V/1
µ
F, 1.5
µ
F products in A2 case;
2.5 V/15
µ
F to 47
µ
F, 4 V/10
µ
F to 47
µ
F, 6.3 V/6.8
µ
F to 33
µ
F, 10 V/4.7
µ
F to 10
µ
F, 16 V/3.3
µ
F to 6.8
µ
F, 20 V/2.2
µ
F
to 4.7
µ
F, 25 V/1.5
µ
F, 2.2
µ
F, 35 V/1
µ
F, 1.5
µ
F products in
A case;
2.5 V/33
µ
F to 150
µ
F, 4 V/100
µ
F, 6.3 V/68
µ
F, 100
µ
F, 10 V/
4.7
µ
F products in B2 case;
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