Replacing an electrolytic capacitor with an MLCC provides various advantages such as ripple control as well as space reduction of the circuit board due to the miniature and low-profile form factor, a long lifetime and an improvement in reliability. Self-heating due to ripple currents in capacitors with a high ESR shortens the lifetime of the capacitor. The ESR of an MLCC is lower than that of an electrolytic capacitor by double-digits and the long lifetime improves the reliability.