SLUSEA4D June 2021 – August 2022 TPS62932 , TPS62933 , TPS62933F , TPS62933O , TPS62933P
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The dropout performance of any buck converter is affected by the RDSON of the power MOSFETs, the DC resistance of the inductor, and the maximum duty cycle that the controller can achieve. As the input voltage level approaches the output voltage, the off time of the high-side MOSFET starts to approach the minimum value. Beyond this point, the switching frequency becomes erratic and the output voltage can fall out of regulation. To avoid this problem, the TPS6293x automatically reduces the switching frequency (on-time extension function) to increase the effective duty cycle and maintain in regulation until the switching frequency reach to the lowest limit of about 140 kHz, the period is equal to tON_MAX + tOFF_MIN (7.14 μS typical). In this condition, the difference voltage between VIN and VOUT is defined as dropout voltage. The typical overall dropout characteristics can be found as Figure 9-9.