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  • What are the features of tantalum capacitors (TCs)?
    • TCs are electrolytic capacitors that use tantalum as the anode material and passivated tantalum pentoxide as the dielectric. The advantages include greater capacitance per unit area and stabler voltage and temperature characteristics than large capacitance ceramic capacitors.

      ·Capacitor Comparison
      TypeAluminum Electrolytic CapacitorMultilayer Ceramic CapacitorTantalum CapacitorFilm Capacitor
      Dielectricaluminum oxideseveral ceramicstantalum pentoxideplastic film
      Working
      Voltage      		4 to 400V6.3 to 250V2.5 to 50V50 to 1600V
      Capacitance47 to 10000µF0.001 to 100µF0.47 to 1000µF0.001 to 10µF
      AdvantageWide array of
      breakdown voltages
      and capacitances      		Good high frequency
      characteristics
      No polarity      		Small package,
      Large,
      stable capacitance      		High breakdown level
      No polarity
      DisadvantageElectrolyte leakage limits life
      Large package size
      There is polarity      		Capacitance varies
      depending on voltage
      and temperature
      Cracking/chipping possible      		Short-circuit possible
      There is polarity      		Small capacitance
      Less package variety
      Outline
      • Products: Tantalum Capacitors