1206AC102MAT1A

The 1206AC102MAT1A is a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) manufactured by AVX, one of the industry's established producers of passive electronic components. This part belongs to the 1206 package family, which refers to its surface-mount form factor measuring approximately 3.2mm by 1.6mm, making it suitable for modern PCB designs where space efficiency is important without requiring extreme miniaturization. Multilayer ceramic capacitors like this component are fundamental building blocks in electronic circuits, serving functions such as energy storage, filtering, decoupling, and signal coupling. The 1206 package size represents a middle ground in the passive component landscape—larger than smaller 0603 or 0402 packages, yet compact enough for dense board layouts. This sizing makes 1206 capacitors particularly popular in industrial control systems, telecommunications equipment, automotive electronics, consumer appliances, and various instrumentation applications. The designation within the part number suggests this is a ceramic capacitor with a specific capacitance value and voltage rating appropriate for general-purpose industrial and commercial applications. AVX's 1206 ceramic capacitor lines are typically designed to provide reliable performance across extended temperature ranges, meeting the durability requirements expected in industrial environments where components face temperature fluctuations and demanding operating conditions. Engineers specify AVX 1206 ceramic capacitors for several practical reasons. First, the manufacturer's quality reputation ensures consistent performance and reliability across production batches, reducing field failures and warranty issues. Second, the 1206 package offers good availability and familiar handling characteristics for manufacturing partners and assembly operations. Third, AVX's product lines generally provide well-documented performance characteristics, simplifying the design verification process and reducing risk in new product development. Ceramic capacitors in the 1206 package are preferred over alternatives in many applications because they offer reasonable capacitance values with relatively stable performance, low equivalent series resistance suitable for decoupling applications, and cost-effectiveness for high-volume production. While they differ from film capacitors in temperature stability characteristics and from electrolytic capacitors in their lower capacitance density, ceramic capacitors provide an optimal balance for the majority of mainstream electronic designs. Whether specified for power supply filtering, signal path coupling, bypass functions, or timing circuits, the 1206AC102MAT1A represents a standard industrial component choice that engineers can confidently integrate into designs requiring reliable capacitive performance in a proven, established package format.