Decoupling Capacitor Placement: Simulation vs Bench Reality on a 4-Layer Board
SPICE says your decoupling works. The spectrum analyzer says otherwise. A board that taught me why placement matters more than value above 100 MHz.
SPICE says your decoupling works. The spectrum analyzer says otherwise. A board that taught me why placement matters more than value above 100 MHz.
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