>This has brought up an interesting thought though,  Would it be somehow
>better to use FOUR capacitors, Each half normal C, two to VCC and two to
>ground??
>If the LOCAL symmetry can be preserved, then maybe there won't be as much
>present on the VCC rail as in the conventional technique.   On uPs and other
>chips with xtals, my habit is to use a Murata EMI filter (three lead cap)
>rather than just a bypass cap. Maybe this is a way to cut the cost by using
>two additional small caps instead of the Murata device.
>
>I may just do this in a proto. I have three in development at the moment,
>and now that I see a possibility for improvement, it becomes interesting.
>(and I can test the other case too)

Please, I would like to hear the results of this test--on or off the list.
Kelly

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