LM317: Can we use ceramic capacitor as Cout?

Hisao Uchikoshi

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Part Number: LM317

Hi Experts,

Can we use a ceramic capacitor as Cout? Currenty, customer is considering to use 10uF ceramic capacitor.

Regards,

Uchikoshi

over 3 years ago

+1 Edgar Acosta1 over 3 years ago

TI__Genius 12695 points

Hi Uchikoshi-San,

LM317 does not require an output capacitor, however, it will help improve the transient performance of the device. To your question, yes, the LM317 can use a ceramic capacitor on the output.

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Best,

Edgar Acosta