The rule of thumb to use a 0.1-µF capacitor on the power pin of a semiconductor device is rapidly fading away. Semiconductor products of today have multiple power pins and voltages. But, it is more ...

I think this is poised to be the last of our breadboard-related columns (at least for a little while). I also think it’s going to be a goodie because all sorts of design tips and tricks keep popping ...

Everyone knows that the perfect capacitor to decouple the power rails around ICs is a 100 nF ceramic capacitor or equivalent, yet where does this ‘fact’ come from and is it even correct? These are the ...

Modern PCBs are now much more than simply a way to route signals between components; just as the skin is the largest organ in our bodies, PCBs should be thought of as the largest component in a ...

Choosing decoupling-capacitor values can seem to be a “no-brainer.” Unfortunately, even though the consequences of selecting the wrong values are often serious, the most commonly used methods usually ...