1210CC102KAT3A

The 1210CC102KAT3A is a ceramic capacitor manufactured by AVX, representing a fundamental passive component widely used across industrial electronics, consumer devices, and telecommunications equipment. This part belongs to the 1210 package family, which refers to its physical dimensions in metric notation (12.0mm x 10.0mm), making it a mid-sized surface-mount capacitor suitable for modern printed circuit board assembly processes. Ceramic capacitors serve as energy storage and filtering elements in electronic circuits. They are essential for smoothing voltage fluctuations, blocking DC components, coupling signals between circuit stages, and stabilizing power supply outputs. The "CC" designation in the part number indicates this is a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), the most commonly used capacitor type in modern electronics due to their compact size, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. The 1210 package size offers practical advantages for many applications. It provides sufficient capacitance density for effective filtering while remaining compact enough for high-density PCB layouts. This size strikes a balance between performance and board real estate, making it ideal for power management circuits, decoupling networks, and signal conditioning applications in industrial control systems, automotive electronics, switching power supplies, and RF circuits. AVX is a well-established manufacturer of passive components with a strong reputation for consistency and reliability in the electronics industry. Their ceramic capacitors are widely specified by design engineers who require dependable components for mission-critical applications. The specific alphanumeric suffix (KAT3A) identifies particular electrical characteristics, performance class, and manufacturing specifications unique to this component variant. Engineers typically specify this exact part number when their circuit design calculations determine that a 1210-package ceramic capacitor with the specific electrical properties of this variant is required. The choice of this part over alternatives often depends on the required capacitance value, voltage rating, temperature coefficient, and the specific performance class needed for the application. The 1210 size is particularly popular in applications where designers need to balance component density with handling and manufacturing ease, as it remains large enough to be reliably placed by standard pick-and-place equipment while being significantly smaller than larger package options. This component is commonly found in industrial power supplies, telecommunications infrastructure, test and measurement equipment, and various embedded systems where reliable, proven passive components are preferred over experimental alternatives.