It's been a long-standing myth in PCB design that designers should place decoupling capacitors wherever they like on the board. In this video, Tech Consultant Zach Peterson explores why this is no longer true, as well as where designers should place decoupling capacitors in the age of high-speed design.

0:00 Intro
0:33 Decoupling Capacitors before High-Speed Design
2:40 Decoupling Capacitor Placement
4:05 Decoupling Capacitor Placement Alternative
5:55 Current Loops and Distance
8:02 Decoupling Capacitors and Higher Density Boards
11:59 Ground Bounce

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