How to Reduce Parasitic Capacitance in Your PCB Layout

Tech Consultant Zach Peterson continues exploring PCB parasitics by examining parasitic capacitance. This concept is crucial to understand in order to avoid noise coupling at higher frequencies. Zach explores parasitic capacitance in relation to induced currents, mutual capacitance, impedance, and more.

0:00 Intro
0:53 What is Parasitic Capacitance?
2:34 How Does the Induced Current Arise?
3:37 What Happens at Higher Frequencies?
5:22 Mutual Capacitance
6:50 How to Reduce Mutual Capacitance
8:41 Distance and Materials
10:22 Impedance Modified

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