JAJU823 August 2021
The TPS62903 is optimized to work within a range of external components. The LC output filters inductance and capacitance have to be considered together, creating a double pole, responsible for the corner frequency of the converter. See the TPS62903 data sheet for more details.
The TIDA-050052 is designed with a nominal 1-µH inductor to support 1.2-V output voltage. A shielded wire wound Inductor from Murata (DFE201612E-1R0M=P2) is used in this design. It has 4-A current saturation and 48-mΩ maximum DCR. 1-µH inductance is ideal for size and ripple given the VOUT of this design is only 1.2-V. Larger values can be used to achieve a lower inductor current ripple but they can have a negative impact on efficiency and transient response. Smaller values than 1-µH will cause a larger inductor current ripple which causes a larger negative inductor current in forced PWM mode at low or no output current.
A small low equivalent series resistance (ESR) multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) is recommended to obtain the best filtering. For this design, a 10-µF/25V multilayer ceramic chip capacitor from Cal-Chip electronics (GMC21X7R106K25NT) is used as an input capacitor. It is designed to withstand up to 25-V which is enough for the input voltage range that we want to cover in this design.
For the output capacitor, the voltage rating is much smaller than the input, only 6-V to 10-V capacitor rating is needed. A 22-µF/10V multilayer ceramic chip capacitor (C2012X7S1A226M125AC) from TDK is chosen. Both the input and the output capacitors are X7R to cover the full temperature range of this design.
The MODE/S-CONF requires an E96 Resistor Series, 1% Accuracy, Temperature Coefficient better or equal than ±200- ppm/°C. A small size CRCW040226K1FKED from Vishay is used in this design.