Electrolytic capacitor conductivity of metals. In 1991 Panasonic came on the market with its "SP-Cap", called polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitors. These aluminum electrolytic capacitors with polymer electrolytes reached very low ESR values directly comparable to ceramic multilayer capacitors (MLCCs). They were still less expensive than tantalum capacitors and with their flat design for laptops and cell phones competed with tantalum chip capacitors as well. Tantalum electrolytic capacitors with PPy polymer electrolyte cathode followed three years later. In 1993 NEC introduced its SMD polymer tantalum electrolytic capacitors, called "NeoCap". In 1997 Sanyo followed with the "POSCAP" polymer tantalum chips. A new conductive polymer
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor as "Z". In this sense the impedance is a measure of the capacitor's ability to pass alternating currents. Impedance can be calculated using the idealized components of a capacitor's series-equivalent circuit, including an ideal capacitor formula_4, a resistor formula_5, and an inductance formula_6. In this case the impedance at the angular frequency formula_7 is therefore given by the geometric (complex) addition of ESR, by a capacitive reactance (Capacitance) and by an inductive reactance (Inductance) Then formula_10 is given by Aluminum electrolytic capacitor Aluminum electrolytic capacitors are polarized electrolytic capacitors whose anode electrode (+) is made of a pure aluminum foil