In summary, the use of MLCCs has become commonplace in industries such as communications, consumer, multimedia, and computing. Currently, MLCC design is focusing on miniaturization, higher voltage, and higher frequency. To achieve these goals, MLCCs must increase the dielectric constant while decreasing the dielectric thickness. MLCCs are used in several basic applications which include waveform smoothing, signal coupling/decoupling, and signal bypassing/filtering. Finally, MLCCs offer several advantages over tantalum capacitors including: a non-polarized unit, better ripple current performance, higher insulation resistance, higher breakdown voltage, higher reliability, lower impedance and ESR at higher frequencies, lower capacitance required for the same performance, more suitability to surface mounted technologies, and compatible solder lands up to case size “B”.