Provide an introduction to ceramic chip capacitors Objectives: Describe the manufacturing process and basic structure of ceramic capacitors Explain the material systems and basic specifications of ceramic capacitors Describe some of the characteristics of ceramic chip capacitors A capacitor is an electrical device that stores energy in the electric field between a pair of closely spaced plates Capacitors are used as energy-storage devices, and can also be used to differentiate between high frequency and low-frequency signals. This makes them useful in electronic filters Capacitance Value: Measure of how much charge a capacitor can store at a certain voltage.