DATA SHEET
SC Series: MIS Chip Capacitors
Applications
• Systems requiring DC blocking or RF bypassing
• Fixed capacitance tuning element in filters, oscillators, and
matching networks
Features
• Readily available from stock
• High reliability silicon oxide-nitride dielectric
• Low loss: typically 0.04 dB in a 50 Ω system
• Operation through 26 GHz
Description
Skyworks Metal Insulator Silicon (MIS) chip capacitors are
available in a wide range of sizes and capacitance values. The
devices have a dielectric composed of thermally grown silicon
dioxide over which a layer of silicon nitride is deposited. This
dielectric has a low temperature coefficient of capacitance and
very high insulation resistance.
• Wide temperature operation
The MIS chip capacitors also exhibit excellent long-term stability,
which makes them suitable for high-reliability applications. The
capacitors have a high dielectric breakdown, which permits the
use of thin dielectrics resulting in large capacitance per unit area.
The temperature coefficient is less than 50 ppm/°C, allowing the
capacitors to operate from –65 °C up to 200 °C. Compared to
ceramic capacitors, Skyworks MIS chip capacitors offer higher Q
and an insertion loss of 0.04 dB in a 50 Ω system. Insulation
resistance is greater than 105 MΩ.
To accommodate high volume, automated assembly methods,
wafers can be supplied on expanded film frames. To reduce cost,
chips can be supplied packaged in vials with sample testing only.
Packaging in waffle packs with 100 percent electrical testing and
visual inspection is also available.
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • sales@skyworksinc.com • www.skyworksinc.com
200136G • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • May 25, 2011
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