12101C563KAT2A

The 12101C563KAT2A is a multilayer ceramic capacitor manufactured by AVX, one of the industry's established producers of passive electronic components. This part belongs to AVX's extensive family of ceramic capacitors, which are fundamental building blocks in modern electronic circuits across industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and consumer applications. Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) like this component are designed to store and regulate electrical charge within circuits. They serve critical functions including power supply filtering, signal coupling and decoupling, noise suppression, and timing applications. The ceramic dielectric material used in these capacitors offers several advantages: compact physical size relative to capacitance value, excellent frequency response characteristics, and reliable performance across extended temperature ranges typical of industrial environments. The part number structure indicates this is a standard surface-mount component from AVX's established product line. Engineers select MLCCs from established manufacturers like AVX when they need proven reliability, consistent quality, and long-term availability for production designs. AVX capacitors are recognized in the industry for consistent performance characteristics and suitability for high-volume manufacturing environments where automated assembly and stringent quality control are required. This particular part would typically be encountered in power distribution networks, where it helps maintain stable voltage rails by filtering high-frequency noise and transient suppression. It may also appear in analog signal conditioning circuits, where its frequency response characteristics make it suitable for AC coupling or decoupling applications. Industrial control systems, instrumentation, and embedded computing platforms commonly incorporate components from this family. Engineers might specify the 12101C563KAT2A when they require a capacitor that balances several practical considerations: the specific capacitance value needed for their circuit function, the voltage rating appropriate to their power supply architecture, the physical footprint constraints of their PCB layout, and the thermal performance needed for their operating environment. Choosing a component from an established manufacturer's mainstream product line, rather than specialized alternatives, typically offers advantages in terms of cost optimization, supply chain stability, and design validation support. For complete technical specifications including exact capacitance value, voltage rating, tolerance class, temperature coefficient characteristics, and detailed performance curves, the manufacturer's datasheet should be consulted. The part number itself encodes these specifications in AVX's naming convention, which engineering teams can decode using AVX's technical documentation resources.