In “Know the sometimes-surprising interactions in modelling a capacitor-bypass network” (abbreviated to “Know the…” when referred to here), Tamara Schmitz of Intersil and I provided some simulation ...

After the first four parts of “Yet more…” you are, I hope, curious about what happens when everything is connected together. We've seen that some fearsome ringing can appear on our simulated supply if ...

If you’ve been building circuits for any length of time, you probably know you need decoupling capacitors to keep your circuits stable. But even though it’s a favorite technique of ours, just ...

The ubiquitous power-rail decoupling capacitor, located as close to its load as possible, has a thankless role and often gets little respect, as compared to the functions of high-performance analog ...

Figure 1 shows a switching regulator that can generate a lower voltage from a high voltage. In this type of circuit, the bypass capacitor (CBYP) is especially important. It has to support the switched ...

The CC-100 IP is a Hyper-decoupling capacitor with a Capacitance Multiplication, Series Inductance Nullification, Cybersecurity Enhancement and an Ene ...