JAJSJP2A September 2020 – August 2021 TPS54618C-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
To operate at high switching frequencies and provide protection during overcurrent conditions, the TPS54618C-Q1 implements a frequency shift. If frequency shift was not implemented during an overcurrent condition, the low-side MOSFET may not be turned off long enough to reduce the current in the inductor, causing a current runaway. With frequency shift during an overcurrent condition, the switching frequency is reduced from 100%, then 50%, then 25%, as the voltage decreases from 0.799 to 0 V on VSENSE pin to allow the low-side MOSFET to be off long enough to decrease the current in the inductor. During start-up, the switching frequency increases as the voltage on VSENSE increases from 0 to 0.799 V.