Common Chip Capacitor Values

The table below provides the Common Non-polarized Chip Capacitor Values;
Standard Ceramic Capacitor values and manufacturers.
A chip capacitor is another method of referring to a surface mount capacitor.
Different sizes of chip capacitors are shown in the graphic at the top of the page.
Technical note; capacitor values are always provided a particular frequency and a given temperature:
For reference, most often the value of a capacitor is valid at 25 degrees C at a frequency of 1KHz.

The table below provides the Common polarized Chip Capacitor Values,
Standard Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors and Tantalum Capacitor values are listed.
Note the increase in magnitude, or increase in value by using polarized capacitors.

Surface Mount [SM] Capacitor chips sizes may include the following:
Keep in mind that the required pad size may change depending on the manufacturer of the capacitor.

The dimensions are in inches, are nominal and may not follow released standards.
Here are a few general rules on package size vs. component value;
A 0402 component size will get you a value up to 0.1uF.
A 0603 and 0805 are produced in values up to 4.7uF
A 1206 package will be produced up to a value of 10uF.

The dimensions are in millimeters, are nominal, and may not follow released standards.
The metric sizes are only provided as an aid, but not used elsewhere on this site.

This page topic provides both the common physical size of surface mount capacitors and their common values
The tables use the EIA component designation indicating their height, width and length.
The EIA component designation basically describes the capacitors package size, or physical shape.

Refer to the Capacitor Manufacturer Listing for capacitor vendors.

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