Stock + Price Information and Taiyo Yuden Support

We've added stock information for all of our supported manufactures. Speaking of manufacturers, we now support an additional manufacturer in Taiyo Yuden. You'll be able to search for alternates and compare parts from them, using either their new part numbers or their old part numbers.

Added Pricing Information

For Kemet, Kyocera AVX, and Taiyo Yuden we now support average price as well. You'll be able to view the median price for qty 1000 for components from these manufacturers. You can sort components by price by clicking on the column header, similar to the other tabular data for components.

We aim to add pricing for the other manufacturers soon.

Updated Tooltips

In the stock column if you hover over the stock number you'll get a tooltip that takes you to the distribution inventory from the manufacturer.

Alternates Tool: Find Drop-in Capacitor Replacements

Find drop-in replacement capacitors ranked by DC bias performance. Input a part number and the tool will find top drop-in replacements that most closely meet the specs of the reference part ranked by DC bias derated capacitance. Alternates ranking by pricing and availability information in development.

This automates the tedious process of cross-referencing multiple manufacturer datasheets and performance curves. Verify the recommendations via the specs table and the performance graphs below. Hit the Try Me button for a demo.

Currently supporting ceramic capacitors from Murata, Kemet, TDK, Samsung, and Kyocera AVX. More manufacturers and component types coming soon.

Performance Improvements

• Expanded part number search coverage across all supported manufacturers
• Faster search response times

Policy updates

We updated our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service to clarify that we do not sell personal data; any information we collect is used to improve the speed and quality of our product and services.

Introducing Merlin's Changelog

We're starting this changelog to keep you up to date on new features and improvements.

The Story So Far

• The ceramic capacitor analysis tool allows engineers to easily compare specs and graphs of capacitors from Murata, Kemet, TDK, Samsung, and Kyocera AVX with detailed technical specifications and performance graphs.
• Added explanations of DC bias derating, ESR characteristics, and other critical parameters for circuit design.
• Search a single part to analyze it on its own or compare multiple parts.