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decoupling

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   1 EEVblog #859 - Bypass / Decoupling Capacitor Tutorial

   EEVblog 42 people · 44 months · since Mar 2016

   Dave Jones explains why decoupling capacitors are needed, how parasitics limit them, and why mixing values in parallel is not as simple as adding capacitance.

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   2 EEVblog #1085 - Bypass Capacitors Visualised!

   EEVblog 13 people · 14 months · since Dec 2016

   Dave Jones visualises bypass capacitor behaviour; usually linked alongside his bypass tutorial when people ask how to choose values and place decoupling capacitors.

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   3 EEVblog #742 - Why Electrolytic Capacitors Are Connected In Parallel

   EEVblog 8 people · 7 months · since May 2015

   Dave Jones explains why designers use several electrolytic capacitors in parallel instead of one large one, mainly to lower ESR and spread the load.

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   4 "You must Unlearn what You have Learned"

   Altium Academy 4 people · 7 months · since Mar 2021

   Eric Bogatin's AltiumLive talk challenges inherited PCB rules, cited for why mixed-value decoupling capacitors are outdated with surface-mount parts and why signal-layer ground pour can hurt.

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   5 EEVblog #1081 - Are Bypass Capacitors REALLY needed? (Muntzing)

   EEVblog 4 people · 4 months · since May 2018

   Dave Jones tests whether bypass capacitors matter in practice, usually linked alongside his companion decoupling tutorials when questions about choosing decoupling capacitors come up.