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| Created: 03/16/2004 |
Product: Ceramic; Tantalum |
| Updated: 11/09/2005 |
Category: Capacitor Selection
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What are the most significant differences in tantalum and ceramic capacitors for a given application? |
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Description :
What are the most significant differences in tantalum and ceramic capacitors for a given application?
Answer :
Both tantalum and ceramic capacitors have advantages and disadvantages. The tantalum advantages are higher capacitance values within a given package size, stability of capacitance with applied DC voltage, and in surface mount configurations – resistance to flex-induced damage. The ceramic advantages are lower ESR, lower leakage, better high frequency performance, better resistance to transients and over voltages, and non-sensitivity to polarity. A more detailed comparison is available in our KnowledgeEdge application on KEMET.com.
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