[SI-LIST] Re: Decoupling capacitors

  • From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Mahesh Chandra <mahesh@xxxxxxxxxx>, mahesh@xxxxxxxxxx, joepaul@xxxxxxxxxxx, si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:05:20 -0700

No.  That is not correct at all.

Steve
At 09:31 PM 5/16/2005 +0530, Mahesh Chandra wrote:

>surely different capacitors should be used so that there is no resonance 
>at one particular frequency. I thought the question was if one capacitor 
>was to be used which one should be used
>
>
>At 07:15 PM 5/16/2005, steve weir wrote:
>>Mahesh, no that is a wive's tale particularly when designing a network with
>>just one capacitor value for the MLCCs.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>At 06:48 PM 5/16/2005 +0530, Mahesh Chandra wrote:
>>
>> >Probably check out (calculate) the resonance frequency, and use the one
>> >which has the higher value
>> >
>> >Mahesh
>> >
>> >At 04:58 PM 5/16/2005, Joe Paul M wrote:
>> >
>> > >I have a doubt regarding decoupling capacitors.
>> > >
>> > >I have the option for using 1 uf9AVX     06036D105KAT2A) or 0.1uF (AVX
>> > >0603ZC104KAT2A) at same cost.
>> > >
>> > >Concerned rise time is about 2nS.
>> > >
>> > >Is there any issue in using 1uF caps, if it has same ESR and ESL and
>> > >package (0603) as 0.1uF.
>> > >
>> > >Thanks all
>> > >Joe Paul
>> > >
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