Spehro said:
Well *now* they state it (current (April 2006) datasheet date, and
June 2004 and October 2002 datsheet) <looking...>
Aha! But *not* in the February 2000 datasheet!
Obviously they found a problem; IIRC in 2000 a 10uF ceramic cap was
pretty much unheard of.
Often a company modifies a datasheet after a customer found a problem.
About half way through university I believed datasheets were perfect.
Until I found a hardcore bug in one, then another, and another. This
includes some top notch manufacturers. Typical scenario, call into app
engineering, a group gathers at the other end, more engineers get pulled
in, the noise increases, the crackle of lots of paper is heard, then
suddenly one hears a muffled "Oh s..t!"
WRT low dropout regulators that whole category is on my banned list no
matter from which mfg. I might make an exception if I really, really
have to. Like if the earth would stop turning if I didn't, or so.
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