Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for increasing the resonance frequency and useful frequency range of surface mount RC equalizer devices. The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved operational characteristics of generally known such RC equalizer devices by implementing a reverse geometry that relocates the internal termination points, as well as external termination points for such devices, along lateral portions of the assembled device. Such reverse geometry achieves improvements by providing a reduction of the equivalent series inductance (ESL) to provide the increased resonance frequency and useful frequency range.