The TPS25947xx device is internally
protected against steady state negative voltages applied at the input supply pin. The
device blocks the negative voltage from appearing at the output, thereby protecting the
load circuits. There’s no reverse current flowing from output to the input in this
condition. The lowest negative voltage the device can handle at the input is limited to
-15 V or V
OUT – 21 V, whichever is higher. It’s also recommended that all
signal pins (e.g. EN/UVLO, OVLO, PGTH) which are connected to input supply must have a
sufficiently large pull-up resistor to limit the current flowing out of these pins
during reverse polarity conditions. Please refer to
Absolute Maximum Ratings table for more details.