What are the best practices for rework and repair of circuits containing tantalum capacitors?

Jan 3, 2014 ... Tantalum capacitors tend to fail short and regularly. Newer solid state tantalum capacitors don't suffer that particular failure mode and in my view should be ... Jul 20, 2023 ... The answer to this question is multi-faceted and tantalums will not be suitable replacements for ceramics in all cases. Mouser is an authorized distributor for tantalum capacitor manufacturers including KEMET, KYOCERA AVX, Panasonic, & Vishay. We have the most power dense capacitor technology in the industry and are routinely specified for defense, aerospace, and energy exploration applications. Tantalum capacitors are electrolytic capacitors which use tantalum metal for the anode. Tantalum capacitors are widely used in electronics design. Feb 18, 2025 ... Tantalum capacitors, introduced over 90 years ago by Fansteel and Tansitor, are polar devices with tantalum metal as the positive electrode ( ... Mouser is an authorized distributor for tantalum capacitor manufacturers including KEMET, KYOCERA AVX, Panasonic, & Vishay. Tantalum chip capacitors for surface-mount applications are manufactured in very small sizes and are compatible with standard pick-and-place equipment. The ... ... tantalum capacitors for potential use in high temperature applications. The capacitors were characterized in terms of their capacitance and dielectric loss ... Jul 31, 2020 ... PCM2705C: Use of Tantalum Capacitor instead of Electrolyte Capactior for Audio Coupling ... We are developing USB Audio Speaker in which we are ...