Designed to accommodate the bending, vibration and thermal conditions experienced in automotive engine space, the GCJ monolithic ceramic capacitors have been introduced by Murata. Meeting the automotive market's requirements by failing-safe against a short circuit, the company has incorporated a soft termination with the ceramic body. This approach uses a conductive resin on the outer electrodes to absorb any excessive mechanical stress resulting from board flexing or temperature cycles. Typically, when subjected to undue mechanical bending forces, a ceramic capacitor can crack causing a short circuit which cannot be tolerated in automotive power circuits. The X7R capacitors are available in 0603, 0805, 1206 and 1210 packages. Popular capacitance values from 1nF to 10uF are available in 10, 16, 25, 50 and 100 working voltage.
