These items must be applied to every
channel.
- Populate the device on the top
layer.
- Connect the PGND1, PGND2, and
PGND3 pins to the DAP directly on the top layer.
- Populate a common 10-μF VCC
capacitor between VCC and DAP on the bottom layer.
- Use a differential mode filters
(100 Ω and 220 pF) at CSA-CSB. Connect the 100 Ω to CSA.
- Route CSA and CSB traces in
parallel.
- Populate 0.1-μF HB capacitors
between HB and SW on the top layer.
- Connect the SENSE1 pin to the
drain connection of the high-side MOSFET in boost.
- Connect the SENSE1 pin to the
output in SEPIC topology.
- Connect a 1-μF BIAS capacitor
between BIAS and ground.
- Connect a 0.1-μF VDD capacitor
between VDD and AGND.
- Connect the loop compensation
components between COMP to AGND.
These items must be applied to every
buck channel.
- Populate 0.1-μF local VCC
capacitors between VCC and PGND on the top layer.
- Populate local boot diodes
(Schottky diode) from the positive connection of the local VCC capacitors to the
positive connection of the HB capacitors on the top layer.
- Populate minimum 1.5-Ω gate
resistors from HO to the gate of high-side MOSFET and populate pull-down PNP
transistors in parallel.
- Populate minimum 1.5-Ω gate
resistors from LO to the gate of low-side MOSFET and populate pull-down PNP
transistors in parallel.
- Use the low-side MOSFET whose
rDS(on) is greater than 8 mΩ at the room temperature.
- Connect the source connection of
the low-side MOSFET to PGND directly with minimum 2.5-mm width trace (length
< 0.8 inch).
- Connect the drain connection of
the low-side MOSFET to SW directly with minimum 2.5-mm width trace (length <
0.8 inch).
- Route SW and PGND in
parallel.
These items must be applied when CH2
and CH3 are configured as a dual-phase interleaved buck.
- Place two RS resistors as close as possible.
- Place a ceramic output capacitor from the midpoint between two resistors and
output ground.