Should You Put an Inductor Above Ground? | PCB Layout

One of the questions Tech Consultant Zach Peterson frequently encounters is, "Is it okay to put ground below an inductor in a switching regulator?" To answer, Zach dives into noise generation, interference, capacitance, and more.


0:00 Intro
0:43 Noise Generation, Interference, & Switching Regulators
2:49 How Noise Arises
6:27 What about the Cutout?
9:34 Capacitance between Ground and the Switching Node


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