Small size of passive components to be reduced, without compromising performance

For the growing number of portable electronicthe size of high-voltage products.
systems, miniaturization of passive components is-Based United States (Kemet) company targeting
still an important issue. The goal of miniaturizationthe high-voltage market, announced the availability
is achieved in a smaller package at least the sameof the industry's first rated voltage of 35V
performance. For Capacitance Should not onlysurface-mount polymer tantalum chip capacitors.
require a smaller package size greater powerT521 series includes thin V size (7.3x4.3x1.9mm)
capacity and want to improve can withstandproduct, nominal capacitance of 15 F, ESR of 100
voltage; for the resistance, the smaller packagesmm nominal maximum EU. The next step will be
are also required to achieve the same or higher inreleased products include the slightly thicker the
performance (especially multimedia phones and(7.3x4.3x3.0mm) of 22 F and 33 F products, and
other consumer devices).occupying a smaller (3.5x2.8x2.0mm) of 6.8 F
As mobile phones, MP3 players, notebookproducts.
computers and gaming devices and otherAs the electronics industry continue to reduce the
consumer devices, while increasing functionalitysize, Similarly, the 0402 chip resistor market is
continuously reduced size, the smaller chipbecoming the most popular form factor.
capacitors on the size of demand is also growing.According to suppliers, since most of the
Murata Manufacturing North America's executiveincreasing trend towards integration, system and
vice president of sales and marketingdevice manufacturers 0201 Chip Array of interest
JohnDenslinger pointed out that because theis growing.
phone platform brings together a number ofReduce the size and integration put forward some
characteristics, cellular phones, multi- Ceramicchallenging questions, as we can actually create
capacitors (MLCC) usage increased from 230 tomore small and in the process of resistance can
about 400, almost doubled.exchange for what kind of electrical performance
The most popular size is 0402, but the 0201 chipand other parameters, StackpoleElectronics
devices is also growing demand, Denslinger said.KorySchroeder said marketing director. In a
Even tiny 01005 devices are also found in the cellsense, the resistor integrated on a chip (or board),
phone power amplifier module useless.or the number of chips into a chip array package
Taiyo Yuden USA Inc. recently introduced amay be more meaningful, he said. Although the
dimension of 4.7 microfarads to 0402 MLCC,0201 patchinterest in growth, but this patch is
Electrolytic thin as 30%, compared with thedifficult to mount onto the handle and there make
previous 0402 products, capacitor volume doubled.it difficult, Schroeder said. The patch requires a
These devices are high-performance IC Beendifferent type of nozzle, but also to ensure
used Power supply Line circuit decoupling.proper position and welded good place to be
VishayIntertechnology company recently launchedslowly, he said.
a TR8 series MicroTan tantalum chip capacitors.Portable device market will be a surface mount
These devices are equivalent series resistancedevices driving force. Apple iPhone and other
(ESR) is low, 0805, paragraph (frequency 100kHz,devices in a single integrated handheld device
47 microfarads capacity) of 0.8 ohms, 1.5 ohmsmany applications, the success of these devices,
for the 0603 models (industrial grade low ESR)."will promote further reduce the dimensions and
Low ESR valuesthe size of a given greater power." Schroeder
These devices and small footprint, saving printingsaid.
Board Space more efficiently, while achieving theStackpole company is developing new products
audio filtering and signal processing, Vishay said.include the 01005 resistor chip and portable
The series of applications including cellular phones,applications for the new 0201 current sense
digital cameras, MP3 players and other portableresistor.
devices.Stackpole recently introduced a single chip,
High voltage equipment on the smaller sizedual-value capability to implement MAC series of
market demand for products is also growing.concave surface mount chip resistor array, the
For example, Vishay 0805, the company recentlyseries to provide about 10 Euro to 1M from any
expanded its HVArcGuardMLCC patch sizecombination of resistance in Europe.
capacitor product line. HVArcGuardMLCC withFigure: Vishay's TR8 series of molded tantalum
prevents surface arc at high pressure produced achip capacitors MicroTan, including a 0603 industrial
unique internal structure. According to Vishaygrade low ESR SMD devices, ESR resistance of
company reported that the design can achieve1.5 ohms.
greater power capacity and to facilitate reducing