Murata has developed and started mass production of the multilayer ceramic capacitor in the 0402 inch size (1.0 × 0.5 mm) for automobiles and featuring a maximum electrostatic capacitance of 10 µF. In recent years, the number of processors equipped in one automobile has increased as a result of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and the shift to self-driving and other forms of high-functionality vehicles, and the number of equipped multilayer ceramic capacitors required for the proper operation of these functions is also increasing. Because of such trends, there is a growing need to improve the high frequency characteristics of multilayer ceramic capacitors for automobiles through a shift to products which are compact with a large capacity and low ESL in order to improve the reliability and decrease the surface area by reducing the number of components.
By using high-precision lamination techniques and thin layer forming techniques based on our own ceramics and the atomization and homogenization of electrode materials, Murata has achieved a compact size with an implementation area that is roughly 50% and a volume that is roughly 70% when compared to their previous product (0603 inch size) with an electrostatic capacitance of 10 µF.
Application: ADAS and Automobiles
