SLVSBO3A December 2013 – December 2015 TPS657120
PRODUCTION DATA.
As for all switching power supplies, the layout is an important step in the design. Proper function of the device demands careful attention to PCB layout. Care must be taken in board layout to get the specified performance. If the layout is not carefully done, the regulators may show poor line and/or load regulation and stability issues as well as EMI problems. It is critical to provide a low impedance ground path. Therefore, use wide and short traces for the main current paths. The input capacitors must be placed as close as possible to the IC pins as well as the inductor and output capacitor.
Keep the common path to the GND pins, which returns the small signal components, and the high current of the output capacitors as short as possible to avoid ground noise. The VDCDCx trace should be connected right to the output capacitor and routed away from noisy components and traces (for example, the L1, L2, and L3 traces). See the EVM users guide for details about the layout for TPS657120.