Effective PCB Design: - Freescale

Effective PCB Design:
Techniques to improve performance
ENERGY MANAGEMENT:
A CAPACITOR IS:
A CONDUCTOR GEOMETRY THAT
CONCENTRATES THE STORAGE
OF ELECTRIC FIELD ENERGY
Fields store Energy in SPACE!
Energy is NOT stored in or on the conductors
IN A CAPACITOR
FIELD ENERGY IS STORED IN
THE SPACE BETWEEN THE
PLATES
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AN INDUCTOR IS:
A CONDUCTOR GEOMETRY THAT
CONCENTRATES THE STORAGE
OF MAGNETIC FIELD ENERGY
IN AN INDUCTOR
FIELD ENERGY IS STORED IN
THE SPACE AROUND WIRES
AND IN GAPS
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