The LDC0851 requires minimal external components for effective operation. An LDC0851 design should follow good layout techniques - providing good grounding and clean supplies are critical for optimum operation. Due to the small physical size of the LDC0851, use of surface mount 0402 or smaller components can ease routing. It is important to keep the routing symmetrical and minimize parasitic capacitances for LSENSE and LREF. The sensor capacitor should be placed close to the IC and keep traces far apart to minimize the effects of parasitic capacitance. For optimum performance, it is recommended to use a C0G/NP0 for the sensor capacitor.