JAJSAB5F December 2006 – November 2016 LP38853
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A minimum output capacitance of 10-µF ceramic is required for stability. The amount of output capacitance can be increased without limit. The output capacitor must be located less than 1 cm from the OUT pin of the device and returned to the device ground pin with a clean analog ground.
Only high-quality ceramic types such as X5R or X7R must be used, as the Z5U and Y5F types do not provide sufficient capacitance over temperature.
Tantalum capacitors also provide stable operation across the entire operating temperature range. However, the effects of ESR may provide variations in the output voltage during fast load transients. Using the minimum recommended 10-µF ceramic capacitor at the output allows unlimited capacitance, tantalum or aluminum, to be added in parallel.