SLUSF22 November 2024 TPS54538
PRODUCTION DATA
When the TPS54538 works in FCCM mode with SYNC to external clock, phase shift function can be activated by adding a capicitor connect to MODE pin, as is shown in Figure 6-4. When phase shift function is disabled, let the capacitor floating. The phase shift function is designed to reduce the input ripple and improve EMI performance for multi rails, where step-down converters share the same input. Figure 6-5 shows how phase shift reduce input ripple with three buck converters sharing the same input. The capacitor value can be calculated using Equation 3, where CMODE is the MODE capacitor, Ⲑ is the degree of phase shift. Table 6-3 shows the typical capcitor value for phase shift configuration.
Recommended Mode Capacitor / pF | Phase shift / degree |
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47pF | 90° |
68pF | 120° |
120pF | 180° |
180pF | 270° |