Vishay HOTcap® K..H series automotive grade MLCCs

Vishay Intertechnology has extended the operating temperature range of its HOTcap K…H series of Automotive Grade, radial-leaded multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) to +200 °C — the industry’s highest for Ceramic Class 2 through-hole devices.

• High reliability MLCC insert produced in a unique wet build process
• Noble metal electrodes
• More robust to mechanical stress and can withstand higher operating temperatures than SMD parts
• Save space by eliminating the need for a PCB
• Lead wires allow for direct welding on lead frames and / or overmolding with plastic
• Coating made of flame-retardant epoxy resin in accordance with UL 94 V-0

Features

• High temperature operation to +200 °C for 500 hours
  • Unlimited operation to +175 °C
• Wide capacitance range from 100 pF to 1 μF
• Low capacitance tolerances as tight as ± 5 %
• AEC-Q200 qualified with PPAP available on request
• Dielectrics:
  • Ultra-stable C0G with a capacitance change of ± 30 ppm/K
  • X0U with TCC of +22 % / -56 % from -55 °C to +175 °C
    • Also fulfills the X7R specification of ± 15 % from -55 °C to +125 °C and the X9V specification of +22 % / -82 % from - 55 °C to +200 °C
• Straight or crimped leads with spacing of 2.5 mm and 5.0 mm
• 0.5 mm or 0.6 mm lead wires constructed of 100 % tinned copper-clad steel
• Lead (Pb)-free, RoHS-compliant, and halogen-free

Applications

• EMI filtering in automotive sensors and DC motors