Increasing Reliability of SMD Tantalum Capacitors in Low Impedance Applications

Increasing Reliability of SMD Tantalum Capacitors in Low Impedance Applications
Written By: David Mattingly
Abstract:
High dv/dt conditions in low impedance circuits using surface mount tantalum capacitors is discussed. Circuit designs utilizing low R(DS)ON MOSFETs for preventing these conditions are presented in detail.
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