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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a pulsed laser strikes a microchip's decoupling capacitor near its breakdown voltage?
A)Dielectric material catastrophic failure✓
B)Increased inductive parasitic oscillation
C)Reduced operational amplifier slew rate
D)Gate oxide leakage current reduction
💡 Explanation
Dielectric breakdown is more likely because the rapid energy deposition from the laser causes a spike in capacitor voltage, potentially exceeding the breakdown voltage limit; therefore dielectric material fails rather than other consequences like induced oscillation at lower energies.
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