HVArc Guard® MLCCs | Vishay

Industry’s first surface-mount X7R multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) designed to prevent surface arc-over. The devices provide maximum capacitance in high-voltage ratings and an increased capacitor voltage breakdown.
HVArc Guard® MLCCs feature a unique, patented internal design structure that prevents surface arc-over at high voltages. This design allows for higher capacitances than standard high-voltage MLCCs, and facilitates the use of smaller case sizes in high-voltage products, allowing for device miniaturization and reducing component cost.
Features & Benefits:
- Offer capacitance ranges of 10 pF to 0.27 pF.
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Offered in 0805, 1206, 1210, 1808, 1812, 2220, and 2225 case sizes.
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Available with C0G and X7R dielectrics.
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Eliminate the need to encapsulate capacitors with a conformal coating
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Twice the standard voltage breakdown with ratings from 250 VDC to 2500 VDC
Applications:
- Lighting Systems/Power Supplies for Medical, computer, motor control, construction/mining, telecommunications
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DC-to-DC converters (Buck and Boost)
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Voltage Multipliers for Flyback Converters
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Lighting Ballast Circuits
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