New Industry Products

AVX Adds Ultrathin Chip Capacitors

March 08, 2001 by Jeff Shepard

AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) has expanded its line of passive component products with the addition of Ultrathin Chip Capacitors. Introduced to complement the standard chip capacitors, the Ultrathins are available in case sizes 0805 and 1206, with voltage ratings ranging from 10Vdc to 50Vdc. They are suited for applications in which component height considerations are paramount, such as on smart cards or under integrated circuits in IC decoupling applications.

“These Ultrathin Chip Capacitors offer solutions to serious industry needs for saving PCB real estate," commented James Yee, AVX's product marketing manager. “Design engineers who deal with low-profile applications will find these capacitors to be extremely useful."

The Ultrathin Chip Capacitors are offered in NP0, X7R and Y5V dielectrics, with capacitance values up to 1uF in the Y5V dielectric. Typical pricing ranges from $0.04 to $0.12 each in 100,000-piece quantities, depending on case size and capacitance value. This product is currently available.