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KEMET Organic Capacitor (KO-CAP)
T543 Series Polymer Tantalum COTS
Overview
The KEMET Organic Capacitor is a tantalum capacitor with a Ta anode and Ta2O5 dielectric. A conductive organic polymer replaces the traditionally used MnO2 as the cathode plate of the capacitor. This results in very low ESR, improved capacitance retention at high frequency and improved ripple current handling capability. The polymer technology also exhibits a benign failure mode which eliminates the ignition failures. Tantalum polymers may also be operated at voltages up to 90% of rated voltage for part types with rated voltages of ≤ 10 volts and up to 80% of rated voltage for part types > 10 volts with equivalent or better reliability than traditional MnO2 tantalum capacitors operated at 50% of rated voltage.
T543 Datasheet
