Dear Kai,

You summed up the discussion. OK there need not be a discussion as to why one should use it. But can you just enlighten which type is better for this purpose - Tantalum, Disc ceramic etc ?

In fact I have seen most data sheets from Analog Devices showing another 10 mfd in parallel with the 100 nf capacitor. If AD recommends something then better follow it.

And if space is a constraint, why not use the IC bases that have the 100nfd built into them - assumin you use bases.

Raghu