AVX UQ Series Microwave Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC's)

AVX UQ Series
Microwave Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC's)

AVX's UQ Series Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC's) offer ultra low ESR and high Q. In addition, the UQ Series from AVX features high self resonance and capacitance value range of 0.1 pF to 1000 pF. UQ Series MLCC's are used in the following applications: RF power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, filter networks, and MRI systems.

FEATURES

Ultra low ESR
Capacitance range 0.1 pF to 1000 pF

APPLICATIONS

RF power amplifiers
MRI systems

MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS: inches (millimeters)

Case	Length (L)	Width(W)	Thickness(T)	Band Width(bw)
UQCL	.040±.004 (1.02±.100)	.020±.004 (0.51±.100)	.024(.600)max.	.010±.006 (0.25±0.15)
UQCF	.079±.008 (2.01±0.20)	.049±.008 (1.24±0.20)	.051 (1.30) max.	.020±0.01 (0.51±0.25)
UQCS	.063±.006 (1.60±0.15)	.032±.006 (0.81±0.15)	.035 (.890) max.	.014±.006 (0.36±0.15)

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

	Temperature Characteristic Code A
Temperature Coefficient (TCC)	(A) 0±30 PPM/ºC
Capacitance Range	(A) 0.1 pF to 1000 pF
Operating Temperature	0.1 pF to 1000 pF; from -55ºC to +125ºC
Quality Factor (Q)	Greater than 2,000 at 1 MHz
Insulation Resistance (IR)	0.1 pF to 1000 pF 10⁵ Megohms min. @ 25ºC at rated WVDC 10⁴ Megohms min. @ 125ºC at rated WVDC
Working Voltage (WVDC)	See capacitance values table on datasheet
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage(DWV)	250% of rated WVDC for 5 secs
Aging Effects	None
Piezoelectric Effects	None
Capacitance Drift	±(0.02% or 0.02 pF), whichever is greater