Type FCA

Surface Mount Film Capacitors

FCA Surface Mount
Highlights:
• Smallest Film Chips
1 µf/10 V in 1206 case
• Non-Polarized
• No Piezoelectric Effects
Type FCA acrylic film chips are non-inductive stacked
• Low E.S.R metallized film capacitors which feature large capacitance
values in standard surface mount case sizes.

Filtering • Decoupling • Noise Attenuation • Distortion Free Audio

Type FCA acrylic film capacitors offer high capacitors. The nonpolar FCA capacitor has
capacitance values in standard surface lower e.s.r. and lower DCL than an equivalent
mount case sizes. They excel in attenuating tantalum capacitor, and in high frequency
DC power bus noise, and as ripple filters in applications it takes a tantalum capacitor with
dc to dc power conversion circuits. A s ten times the capacitance to perform as well
coupling capacitors in audio circuits, as the FCA capacitor.
they yield distortion free sound and
better high frequency filtering. The new The capacitor is constructed of noninductive
1 µF/ 10 V rating offers a film capacitor that stacked layers of metallized acrylic resin
is a direct replacement for tantalum “A” case film with solder plated copper alloy terminals.
Ratings Table
Voltage Maximum Current (Arms)
Capacitance dV/dt
Rating CDE Part Number
(µ F) (V/µs) 10kHz
(Vdc) 20kHz 50kHz 100kHz 200kHz 500kHz 1MHz

1.0 10 FCA1206A105M-H3 3 0.60 0.76 1.05 1.22 1.35 1.43 1.43

0.10 16 FCA0805C104M-J2 19 0.15 0.21 0.3 0.375 0.46 0.58 0.65
0.15 16 FCA1206C154M-H1 15 0.21 0.28 0.37 0.45 0.54 0.62 0.68
0.22 16 FCA1206C224M-H1 13 0.25 0.33 0.45 0.55 0.66 0.76 0.84
0.33 16 FCA1206C334M-H2 10 0.35 0.45 0.61 0.74 0.84 0.94 1.00
0.47 16 FCA1206C474M-H3 7 0.39 0.52 0.71 0.86 1.00 1.10 1.17
0.68 16 FCA1206C684M-H3 5 0.48 0.625 0.85 1.04 1.19 1.31 1.34
1.0 16 FCA1210C105M-G2 3 0.60 0.78 1.05 1.25 1.38 1.46 1.46

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Specifications
Operating Temperature Range; Life Test;
-40ºC to +85ºC Apply 125% of the rated DC working voltage at 85ºC
for 1000 hours, and then stabilize them to +20ºC.
Capacitance Tolerance; Capacitors will meet the following limits:
±20% at 1 kHz and +20ºC ∆C = +7%/-20% of the initial measured value
DF ≤ 1.65% (at 1kHz)
Dissipation Factor (DF);
I.R. > 300MΩ (C ≤ 0.33µF)
It’s no more than 0.015 at 1 kHz and +20ºC.
I.R. > 100MΩ •µF(C > 0.33µF)
Dielectric Strength;
175% of rated voltage for 5 seconds Moisture Resistance;
After 500 hours with rated voltage applied at +40ºC and
Insulation Resistance (I.R.); 90 to 95% R.H., the capacitor will meet the following
After 1 minute @ 10Vdc (+20°C), limits:
I.R. > 1000MΩ (C ≤ 0.33µF) ∆C = +20/-3% of the initial measured value
I.R. > 300MΩ •µF (C > 0.33µF) DF ≤ 2.25% (at 1kHz)
I.R. > 100MΩ (C ≤ 0.33µF)
I.R. > 30MΩ •µF(C > 0.33µF)
Ac Voltage Rating:
Dielectric Strength: Capacitor will withstand 130%
12 Volts rms of the rated voltage for 1 minute.

Resistance to Soldering Heat; Outline Drawing

The capacitors can withstand being heated in an oven S
at 235ºC for 200 seconds.
S

W L

Outline Dimensions
English Metric
Part Number Case L W H S L W H S
Suffix Code (±.008in.) (±.008in.) (±.008in.) (±.012in.) (±0.2mm) (±0.2mm) (±0.2mm) (±0.3mm)

J2 0805 0.079 0.049 0.039 0.018 2.0 1.25 1.0 0.45

H1 1206 0.126 0.063 0.032 0.026 3.2 1.6 0.8 0.65
H2 1206 0.126 0.063 0.039 0.026 3.2 1.6 1.0 0.65
H3 1206 0.126 0.063 0.055 0.026 3.2 1.6 1.4 0.65
G2 1210 0.126 0.098 0.055 0.026 3.2 2.5 1.4 0.65

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Temperature Characteristics Frequency Characteristics

Capacitance Change

10
Capacitance Change
8 0.1uF
(Typical)
10 0.33uF
6

Capacitance Change (%)

1.0uF
8
Capacitance Change (%)

4
6
4 2

2 0
0 -2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8 -8

-10 -10
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 1 10 100 1,000 10,000
Temperature (°C) Frequency (kHz)

Dissipation Factor
Dissipation Factor
10
(Typical)
2 9 0.1uF
.33uF
8
1.0uF

6
D.F. (%)
D.F. (%)

5
1
4

0 0
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 1 10 100 1,000 10,000
Frequency (kHz)
Temperature (ºC)

Impedance
10000.00
Insulation Resistance
0.1uF
1000 1000.00
0.1uF .33uF
0.33uF
1.0uF
1.0uF
100.00
Impedance (ohms)
I. R. (1000 MegOhms)

100
10.00

1.00
10

0.10

1 0.01
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 1 10 100 1,000 10,000
Temperature (ºC) Frequency (kHz)

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Typical Applications
Coupling Capacitor for Audio:

+ FCA

_ +
_
Sound
Signal

Total Harmonic Distortion ESR vs. Frequency

0.08
Comparison
100
Aluminum Electrolytic
0.1µF @ 16 Vdc

0.06
Distortion (%)

10
E.S.R. (Ohms)

Tantalum
0.1µF @ 16 Vdc
0.04
1

0.02 FCA
0.1
0.1µF @ 16 Vdc

0
0.01
FCA MCLL Tantalum
1 10 100 1000 10000
0.47µF 0.47µF 0.47µF
Frequency (kHz)

Using FCA capacitors in audio circuits can result in lower sound distortion. The low e.s.r., the absence of piezoelectric
effects, and the non polar nature of the capacitor will eliminate sources of distortion in your audio circuits.

PLL Circuit: Cellular phone, Blue Tooth, Data Communication Card

Phase Lock Loop Lock-up time
Filter (.33 µF)
Charge VCO
Pump MLCC X7R

Tantalum

FCA FCA
FCA

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (ms)

FCA surface mount film capacitors have advantages over tantalum and ceramic capacitors in PLL circuits. There
are no piezoelectric effects to create noise, they are not polarized, and they result in faster signal lock-up time.

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Typical Applications
Filtering Performance:

Switching FCA
Power Supply Oscilloscope
10 Vdc 200 kHz

In the above circuit, one 1 µF FCA capacitor results in the same ripple reduction performance as a 10 µF tantalum
capacitor at 200 kHz. With a 1 µF tantalum capacitor in the circuit the measured ripple voltage was 70 mVpp, and
with a 10 µF tantalum or a 1 µF FCA capacitor the ripple voltage was 8 mVpp.

Impedance vs. Frequency Capacitance Change vs. Temperature

Comparison
1000 30
Capacitance Change (%)
Impedance (Ohms )

20
100
Tantalum
10
10 1.0µF
Tantalum
0
1.0µF
1
MLCC -10 MLCC
1.0µF FCA
0.1 X7R
-20 Acrylic Film
FCA 1.0 µF
1.0 µF
1.0µF
0.01 -30
1 10 100 1000 10000 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100

Frequency (kHz) Temperature (°C)

Type FCA capacitors have very low e.s.r. and stable capacitance vs. temperature.

Design Kits
Information on design kits for many CDE products is
available at the CDE Web site.

Kits containing various ratings of

FCA, FCN, and FCP surface mount film products are offered.
Also available are kits for aluminum electrolytic,
polymer aluminum, and mica surface mount capacitors.

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Surface Mount Film Capacitors
Reel Quantity and Dimensions

Tape Reel
Packaging
Width Diameter Quantity/Reel
Code
[mm] [in.(mm)]
K1 8 7 (178) 4000
J1, J2 8 7 (178) 3000
H1, H2 8 7 (178) 3000 Reel Dimensions (mm)
H3 8 7 (178) 2000 Symbol
8 mm Tape 12 mm Tape 16 mm Tape 24 mm Tape
G1, G2, G3 8 7 (178) 2000 A 178 330 330 330
E1, E2 12 13 (330) 3000 C 13 13 13 13
E3, E4 12 13 (330) 2000 D 21 21 21 21
D1, D2 12 13 (330) 3000 E 2 2 - -
D3, D4, D5 12 13 (330) 2000 N 60 80 80 80
B, Z 12 13 (330) 1500 r 1 1 - -
U, V, X, Y 16 13 (330) 1000 W1 9.5 14 17.5 25.5
S, T 24 13 (330) 750 W2 1.2 2 - -

Tape Dimensions

(mm)
Type A ±0.1 B ±0.1 T ±0.05 T2 ±0.2 K ±0.1
K1 1.0 1.85 0.2 1.1 1.0
J1 1.55 2.3 0.25 1.3 1.2
J2 1.55 2.3 0.25 1.5 1.4
H1, H2 1.9 3.5 0.25 1.5 1.4
H3 1.9 3.5 0.25 1.9 1.8
Tape Dimensions (mm) G1, G2 2.8 3.5 0.25 1.9 1.8
Symbol J1,J2, E1, E2 D1, D2, D3, U, V G3 2.8 3.5 0.25 2.5 2.4
K1 S, T E1 3.8 5.1 0.30 2.0 1.9
H1,H2,H3,G1,G2,G3 E3, E4 D4, D5, B, Z X, Y
E2 3.8 5.1 0.30 2.6 2.5
W 8 8 12 12 16 24
E3, E4 3.8 5.1 0.30 3.4 3.5
F 3.5 3.5 5.5 5.5 7.5 11.5 D1 4.6 6.3 0.30 2.7 2.6
E 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 D3, D4 4.6 6.3 0.30 3.5 3.4
P1 - 4 8 8 12 16 D5 4.6 6.3 0.30 4.6 4.5
P2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 5.5 6.3 0.30 5.1 5.0
Z 5.5 7.5 0.30 4.7 4.6
P0 4 4 4 4 4 4
X, Y 6.91 8.43 0.34±.02 5.69 5.64
D0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 U, V 8.94 10.54 0.34±.02 5.8 5.75
D1 - 1 1.5 - 1.5 1.5 S, T 10.8 16.0 0.36±.02 5.82 5.77

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Surface Mount Film Capacitors
Recommended Land Patterns
Capacitor Outline Case Size Land Dimensions [in.(mm)]
Code A B C
Land 0603 0.024 (0.6) 0.08 (2.0) 0.028 (0.7)
Land 0805 0.03 (0.8) 0.09 (2.4) 0.04 (1.1)
1206 0.07 (1.8) 0.14 (3.6) 0.06 (1.4)
1210 0.07 (1.8) 0.14 (3.6) 0.09 (2.3)
1913 0.10 (2.6) 0.26 (6.6) 0.12 (3.0)
2416 0.15 (3.8) 0.31 (7.8) 0.15 (3.8)
C
2420 0.15 (3.8) 0.31 (7.8) 0.18 (4.6)
2820 0.18 (4.5) 0.35 (9.0) 0.18 (4.6)
2825 0.18 (4.5) 0.35 (9.0) 0.22 (5.7)
3022 0.20 (5.1) 0.38 (9.7) 0.20 (5.0)
3925 0.28 (7.2) 0.47 (11.9) 0.22 (5.7)
A
3931 0.28 (7.2) 0.47 (11.9) 0.28 (7.2)
B 6031 0.50 (12.6) 0.68 (17.3) 0.28 (7.2)
6040 0.50 (12.6) 0.68 (17.3) 0.35 (9.0)

Soldering Information
Recommended Reflow Soldering Conditions
Soldering Peak Temperature
Reflow method only, not to exceed two reflow processings.
Halogen content of flux, solder paste and cleaner should be
less than 0.1% for each.

Cleaning Solvent
Isopropyl alcohol

Cleaning Method
Temperature Time
Immersion 25°C <5min.
Vapor <50°C <5min.
Maximum Recommended Maximum
Ultrasonic <50°C <5min. Capacitor Type Capacitor Surface Peak Reflow 30 Seconds at
Temperature (°C) Temperature (°C) or above (°C)
FCN 16 V, 50 V, 100 V (.001 - .01 µF) 240 230 210
FCN 100 V (.012 - 1.0 µF), 250 V, 400 V 230 220 210
Dry the circuit board completely after cleaning. FCP 260 230 230
FCA 240 230 210

Ordering Information
Case Voltage Capacitance Tolerance
Type - Packaging Code
Size Code Code Code

FCN 1913 C 124 J E1

C = 16 Vdc 124 = 120000 pF = .12 µF J= 5%
H = 50 Vdc K = 10 %
A = 100 Vdc
E = 250 Vdc
G = 400 Vdc

FCP 1206 C 393 J H3

C = 16 Vdc 393 = 39000 pF = .039 µF J= 5%
H = 50 Vdc G= 2%

FCA 1206 A 105 M H3

A = 10 Vdc 105 = 1000000 pF = 1.0 µF M = 20 %
C = 16 Vdc (See Reel Quantity Table for an
explanation of the Packaging Code)

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