Electronic – What does “NS” indicate as a capacitor value

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I'm looking at an application note, and it contains the following in the circuit diagram:

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What does the NS in the diagram represent? Or is this just a typo on the behalf of the manufacturer?


Edit: Further down the datasheet, this is clarified as "Not stuffed"

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What does that mean?

Best Answer

NS means "No stuff". This is an assembly instruction. Nothing will be placed on the PCB for C7.

NS is yet another abbreviation along with DNL (do not load), DNP (do not populate), DNI (do not install), DNS (do not stuff), NOLOAD, OMIT.

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