Re: [EE] selecting capacitors for Max232, and in general

On 12/17/05, Spehro Pefhany <speff@...> wrote:
> >I have some 0603s in a project now.
>
> I like ceramics for many applications, however I tend to avoid anything
> crappier than X7R dielectric.
>

We are using mostly ceramics capacitors (0402/0603/0805/1206/1210).
X7R is recommenced. Y5U is not as good. COG is better than X7R in terms of
temperature stability but not so common with bigger values and generally bigger.

Regards,
Xiaofan

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