Selection Guide (for Automotive)
TDK offers an extensive lineup of multilayer ceramic chip capacitors with various features to help you solve your problems. Choose a capacitor to best meet your needs.
General environment up to 125°C, up to 75V | General
For general environment (up to 125°C and 75V), we recommend you to choose a general type.
General type CGA Series
C0G, X7R, X7S, X7T
to 100μF/2.5 to 75V
High temperature / High voltage environment | High temperature / High voltage
We recommend you to choose a high temperature/high voltage type, which uses an optimal ceramic to withstand a high temperature and/or high voltage environments.
Mid voltage type
C0G, X7R, X7S, X7T
to 15μF/100 to 630V
High voltage type
C0G, X7R
to 33nF/1k to 3kV
High temperature application type
NP0, X8R, X8L
to 22μF/4 to 630V
Risk reduction by mechanical stress | High reliability
If you wish to reduce risks related to mechanical stress such as PCB bending, drop impact, thermal shock, and so on, we recommend you to choose a "High reliability type", with which a resin layer or metal frame is implemented in the terminal electrode.
Soft termination type
C0G, X7R, X7S, X7T, X8R, X8L
to 47μF/6.3 to 3kV
MEGACAP type
C0G, X7R, X7S, X7T
to 100μF/16 to 1kV
Serial design type
X7R
to 100nF/50 to 100V
Risk reduction by mechanical stress + Low resistance | High reliability + Low resistance
If you wish to reduce the risk by mechanical stress while suppressing rise of electric resistance,
we recommend "High reliability + Low resistance" type which is realized by TDK's unique terminal design.
Soft termination (Low resistance) type
X7R , X7S
to 47μF/16 to 100V
Reduction in the number of MLCCs mounted in series / Serial design type | High reliability
If you wish to reduce the number of MLCCs mounted in series,
we recommend you to choose the serial design type which has 2 capacitor structures in series.
Serial design type
X7R
to 100nF/50 to 100V
Reduction in the number of decoupling MLCCs | Low ESL
If you wish to reduce the number of MLCCs for decoupling, we recommend you to choose a low ESL type, which has a unique structure for achieving low ESL and low impedance.
3-terminal feed through type
to 10μF/4 to 100V
0.4 to 10A
Reversed geometry type
X7R, X7T
to 1μF/4 to 50V
High frequency noise removal | Low-ESL
If you have difficulty in removing high frequency noise, we recommend you to choose a low ESL type, which has a unique structure for achieving low ESL and low impedance.
3-terminal feedthrough type
to 10μF/4 to 100V
0.4 to 10A
Reversed geometry type
X7R, X7T
to 1μF/4 to 50V
Conductive epoxy mounting | Conductive epoxy application
For conductive epoxy mounting, we recommend you to choose a special type for conductive epoxy application, which implements the Ag-Pd-Cu alloy terminal electrode that is compatible with conductive glue mounting.
Conductive epoxy application type
C0G, X7R, X8R
to 10μF/6.3 to 100V
