Vishay Extends Industry-High Energy Wet Tantalum Capacitors in Military and Avionics Systems

Extended EP1 High Energy Wet Tantalum Capacitor Features New Ratings in the B and C Case Codes, Offers Industry-High Capacitance and Multiple Termination and Mounting Options for Design Flexibility in Military and Avionics Systems.

Product Benefits:

• Available with radial through-hole or surface-mount terminations
• Both terminations offered with a stud-mount option
• Ultra-high capacitance 3,600 μF to 40,000 μF in the B case code 5,300 μF to 58,000 μF in the C case code
• Voltage ratings from 25 VDC to 125 VDC
• Offered in the A, B, and C case codes
• Available with capacitance tolerance down to ± 10 %
• Housed in an all-tantalum, hermetically sealed case for increased reliability
• Maximum ESR down to 0.015 Ω
• available with tin / lead (Sn / Pb) and RoHS-compliant 100 % tin terminations

Market Applications:

• Pulse power and energy hold-up applications in laser guidance, radar, and avionics systems

The News:

To meet the needs of military and avionics applications, Vishay Intertechnology announces that it has extended its EP1 wet tantalum capacitor with new ratings in the B and C case codes. Offering the industry’s highest capacitance per voltage rating and case size for this device type, the capacitor is available with radial through-hole or surface-mount terminations in the A, B, and C case codes, each with a stud-mount option, for increased design flexibility.

• Built on Vishay’s proven SuperTan®technology
• Industry-leading values include a capacitance of 12,000 μF at 80 V in the C case size, which is 33 % greater than the closest competing device

Source: Vishay Intertechnology