Murata GCQ1555C1H360JB01D 36pF 50V C0G NP0 5% 0402 Automotive RF Ceramic Capacitor 90 PCS

Murata GCQ1555C1H360JB01D multilayer ceramic chip capacitor rated 36 pF, 50 VDC, ±5% tolerance, with C0G / NP0 dielectric in the compact 0402 / 1005 metric surface-mount package.

This device belongs to Murata’s GCQ automotive-grade high-frequency MLCC family and carries AEC-Q200 qualification. It is specifically suited to RF, microwave, high-frequency, automotive, communications, oscillator, matching, filtering, and precision signal applications.

C0G / NP0 dielectric provides excellent temperature stability, very low dielectric loss, minimal aging, and low capacitance variation with applied voltage. Murata specifies operation from -55°C to +125°C.

Original Mouser packaging identifies Murata GCQ1555C1H360JB01D, 0402 package, 50 VDC, 36 pF, ±5% tolerance, country of origin Singapore, and date code 2005.

Lifecycle: ACTIVE.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Murata Manufacturing traces its origins to Kyoto, Japan, where Akira Murata began producing ceramic capacitors in 1944. The company was incorporated as Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in 1950 and developed into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ceramic capacitors, inductors, ferrites, filters, resonators, sensors, RF components, and other passive electronic devices.

Murata became particularly important in the development and mass production of multilayer ceramic capacitor technology. MLCC construction stacks alternating ceramic dielectric and metal electrode layers inside a compact body, allowing reliable capacitance values in extremely small packages suitable for automated assembly.

The GCQ series was developed for demanding automotive and high-frequency applications. Murata classifies this family for automotive powertrain and safety applications with AEC-Q200 qualification, giving the devices a higher reliability level than ordinary commercial ceramic capacitors.

This exact 36 pF device is characterized for high-frequency use, with Murata data extending into the multi-gigahertz range. Small C0G capacitance values such as 36 pF are especially important in RF matching networks, oscillators, resonant circuits, filters, coupling networks, impedance transformation, and frequency-compensation circuits.

The 0402 / 1005 metric package measures approximately 1.0 x 0.5 mm. Its small physical size minimizes lead length and parasitic inductance, making it especially advantageous in RF, microwave, and high-speed circuits where even small parasitic effects can influence performance.

AEC-Q200 qualification indicates that the component family has undergone environmental and reliability testing intended for demanding automotive conditions, including temperature cycling, mechanical stress, humidity exposure, and long operational life.

The GCQ1555C1H360JB01D remains an active Murata production device, making these original distributor-stock components suitable both for modern electronics and long-term RF repair inventory.