SLUAAL2 june 2023 UCC256402 , UCC256403 , UCC256404
VCR pin voltage is internally clamped. The voltage does not go above +7 V or below -0.8 V. 7 V is the internal AVDD rail that powers the VCR circuitry. At -0.8 V, the internal ESD diode can likely conduct. VFB replica peak to peak is clamped to 6 V. If the amplitude on the VCR pin exceeds 6 V peak to peak, the controller is unable to push the switching frequency any lower the controller has run out of room on the VCR, and as a result the converter gets clamped to this minimum switching frequency and the output voltage droops. If the peak to peak voltage on VCR exceeds 6 V, reducing the top VCR capacitor or increasing the bottom VCR capacitor can help to reduce the peak to peak voltage.