Basics of Ceramic Chip Capacitors 12/1/2007 10 10 Characteristics of Ceramic Capacitors • Temperature Coefficient: Describes change of capacitance vs. temperature. Ceramic materials are defined by their temperature coefficient-80-75-70-65-60-55-50-45-40-35-30-25-20-15-10-5 0 5 10 15-60 -10 40 90 …