Vishay's TANTAMOUNT surface-mount molded tantalum chip capacitors offer low DCL of 0.005 CV in five standard case sizes

MALVERN, USA: Vishay Intertechnology Inc. introduced the new TL3 series of TANTAMOUNT surface-mount tantalum molded chip capacitors, the industry's first such devices to offer DC leakage current (DCL) as low as 0.005 CV, a capability that enables system designers to extend battery run-time in portable devices.

Offered with a wide range of capacitance and voltage values, devices in the TL3 series are optimized for a wide variety of demanding applications that require long product life, such as battery-operated equipment, portable instrumentation, tire-pressure monitoring, medical instruments, local power supplies, hand-held Instruments, and battery backup supplies.

The TL3 capacitors are offered in a molded package in five standard EIA-535BAAC case codes -- A, B, C, D, and E -- with standard and low ESR options. The devices offer a capacitance range from 0.1 to 470 microfarads over voltage ratings from 4 VDC to 63 VDC, with capacitance tolerances of 10 percent and 20 percent. Case codes B, C, D, and E are 100 percent surge current tested and offer improved reliability of 0.5 percent/1,000 hours. The devices are available with RoHS-compliant tin terminations and halogen-free.

Samples and production quantities of the new TL3 series are available now, with lead times of eight weeks for larger orders.