JAJS521F December 2008 – May 2019 TPS61500
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As for all switching power supplies, especially those running at high switching frequency and high currents, layout is an important design step. If layout is not carefully done, the regulator could suffer from instability as well as noise problems. To maximize efficiency, switch rise and fall times are very fast. To prevent radiation of high frequency noise (for example, EMI), proper layout of the high frequency switching path is essential. Minimize the length and area of all traces connected to the SW pin and always use a ground plane under the switching regulator to minimize interplane coupling. The high current path including the switch, Schottky diode, and output capacitor, contains nanosecond rise and fall times and must be kept as short as possible. In order to reduce the input supply ripple, the input capacitor must be close both to the VIN and GND pins.