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by saganus 2360 days ago
Very interesting.

Any idea why this happens?

> Exposing the capacitor to light causes it to discharge faster.

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My guess is this:

Capacitors on DRAMs are usually implemented as PN junctions, maybe even parasitic capacitance of a transistor is used. Photons hitting depletion region of PN junction decreasing it hence increasing conductivity.