From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   In comp.os.linux.misc c186282  wrote:   
   >   They ARE popular - and good. Not SURE why tantalum   
   >   is SO much better than, say, aluminum however.   
      
   They provide a higher capacitance per unit volume, and a significantly   
   lower equivalent series resistance (ESR) (~ 10x lower), than aluminum   
   electrolytic capacitors.   
      
   The very low ESR make them more useful for high frequency filtering   
   than aluminum electrolytics.   
      
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