Certain points must be considered before starting a layout work using the TPS53315.
- Place the power components (including input,
output capacitors, inductor and TPS53315) on one side of the PCB (solder side).
Place other small signal components on another side (component side). At least
one inner plane must be inserted, connected to ground, to shield and isolate the
small signal traces from noisy power lines.
- Place all sensitive analog traces and components
such as VFB, PGOOD, TRIP, MODE and RF away from high-voltage switching nodes
such as LL, VBST to avoid coupling. Use internal layers as ground planes and
shield feedback trace from power traces and components.
- Place the VIN decoupling capacitors as close to the VIN and PGND pins as possible to minimize the input AC current loop.
- Connect the top-side resistor of the voltage
divider to the positive node of VOUT capacitor because the TPS53315 controls
output voltage referring to voltage across the VOUT capacitor. In a
same manner both bottom side resistor and GND pad of the device must be
connected to the negative node of VOUT capacitor. The trace from
these resistors to the VFB pin must be short and thin. Place on the component
side and avoid vias between these resistors and the device.
- Connect the overcurrent setting resistors from
TRIP pin to ground and make the connections as close as possible to the device.
The trace from TRIP pin to resistor and from resistor to ground must avoid
coupling to a high-voltage switching node.
- Connect the frequency setting resistor from RF
pin to ground, or to the VREG pin, and make the connections as close as possible
to the device. The trace from the RF pin to the resistor and from the resistor
to ground must avoid coupling to a high-voltage switching node.
- Connect the MODE setting resistor from MODE pin
to ground, or to the PGOOD pin, and make the connections as close as possible to
the device. The trace from the MODE pin to the resistor and from the resistor to
ground must avoid coupling to a high-voltage switching node.
- Make the PCB trace defined as switch node, which
connects the LL pins and high-voltage side of the
inductor, as short and wide as possible.