Nichicon has three types of tantalum capacitors. The standard structure has a lead frame and is resin-molded. This is a good structure for high reliability and an industrial standard package. However, volume efficiency is average. With Nichicon’s two frameless types, which are conformal coated and resin molded chips, there is larger capacitance in the same size, or the same capacitance in a smaller size. These multiple choices provide great options.

