TDK C3216JB1E336M160AC 33uF 25V 1206 MLCC Ceramic Capacitor 25 pcs

Obsolete TDK C3216JB1E336M160AC multilayer ceramic chip capacitors rated 33uF at 25VDC in the 1206 surface-mount package. This listing contains 25 PCS of genuine NOS Japanese-made TDK capacitors. TDK has officially discontinued this exact part number, making original stock particularly useful for repair, restoration, legacy production, and equipment originally designed around this specific component.

Capacitance: 33uF
Voltage Rating: 25VDC
Tolerance: ±20%
Temperature Characteristic: JB
Package: 1206
Metric Package: 3216
Technology: Multilayer Ceramic / MLCC
Mounting Style: Surface Mount
Series: C3216
Grade: Commercial
Length: 3.20mm
Width: 1.60mm
Thickness: 1.60mm
Operating Temperature: -25°C to +85°C
Dissipation Factor Maximum: 10%
Insulation Resistance Minimum: 3M ohm
RoHS: Compliant
Manufacturer P/N: C3216JB1E336M160AC
Country of Origin: Japan
Contents: 25 PCS

OBSOLESCENCE INFORMATION: TDK officially classifies C3216JB1E336M160AC as obsolete. The discontinuation notice was issued May 11, 2023, the final purchase-order date was January 31, 2025, and TDK's final shipment date was March 31, 2025. This is discontinued original TDK production rather than a currently manufactured part.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: TDK was founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1935 under the name Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kogyo. The company was established to commercialize ferrite, a magnetic material developed in Japan, and grew into one of the country's most important electronic-component manufacturers. Over the following decades TDK expanded far beyond magnetic materials into capacitors, inductors, filters, sensors, power components, recording technologies, and other components used throughout radios, communications equipment, computers, industrial systems, automotive electronics, audio equipment, and consumer products.

TDK became a major producer of multilayer ceramic capacitors as the electronics industry transitioned from larger through-hole components to compact surface-mount construction. MLCC technology allowed many ceramic dielectric and electrode layers to be stacked inside a very small component, providing increasingly high capacitance while reducing PCB space requirements. The C3216 family uses the 3216 metric footprint, equivalent to the familiar 1206 imperial SMD size.

The C3216JB1E336M160AC represents an earlier generation of high-capacitance TDK MLCC technology, providing 33uF at 25V in a 1206 package. Its official discontinuation is important for technicians maintaining older equipment because redesigning around a different capacitor can involve changes in capacitance behavior, dimensions, temperature characteristics, DC-bias performance, or circuit qualification. Original NOS stock therefore remains useful when preserving an existing board design or replacing the same discontinued component. The original distributor package is marked COO JP, confirming manufacture in Japan.