Ceramic capacitors, especially multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), are the most produced and used capacitors in electronic equipment that incorporate approximately one trillion (10 12) pieces per year. A ceramic capacitor is a fixed-value where the ceramic material acts as the. It is constructed of two or more alternating layers of and a metal layer acting as the. The composition of the. The different ceramic materials used for ceramic capacitors, or ceramics, influences the electrical characteristics of the capacitors. Using mixtures of paraelectric substances based on titanium dioxide results in very stable and linear. • Basic structure of ceramic capacitors• Construction of a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor (MLCC), 1 = Metallic electrodes, 2 = Dielectric ceramic, 3 = Connecting terminals • Construction of a ceramic disc capacitor StandardizationThe standardization for all electrical, components and related technologies follows the rules given by the (IEC), a non-profit, non-governmental international Since the beginning of the study of electricity non-conductive materials such as glass,, paper and have been used as insulators. These materials some decades later were also well-suited for further use as the for the first capacitors. Series-equivalent circuitAll electrical characteristics of ceramic capacitors can be defined and specified by a series equivalent circuit composed out of an idealized capacitance and additional electrical components, which model all losses and inductive. Imprinted markingsIf space permits ceramic capacitors, like most other electronic components, have imprinted markings to indicate the manufacturer, the type, their electrical and thermal characteristics and their date of manufacture. In the ideal.