Suntan Tantalum Capacitors with porous anode and solid electrolyte
This variant of the tantalum capacitor family is also known as the solid tantalum, and it is the variety that is most commonly used. Many millions of them are sued each day, and they can be found in many items of consumer and commercial electronic equipment.
The capacitor was developed by the Bell Telephone Laboratories by using a porous anode and then replacing the liquid electrolyte with a solid semiconductor. This overcome the problem od requiring a vent that is common to all other forms of electrolytic capacitor.
These capacitors are superior to electrolytic capacitors in many ways exhibiting excellent temperature and frequency characteristics. They are also smaller than their aluminium electrolytic counterparts.
