SLUS987C January 2011 – December 2019 BQ33100
PRODUCTION DATA.
A capacitance monitor circuit board is a challenging environment due to the fundamental incompatibility of high current traces and ultra-low current semiconductor devices. The best way to protect against unwanted trace-to-trace coupling is with a component placement where the high-current section is on the opposite side of the board from the electronic devices. Ensure to route high-current traces away from signal traces, which enter the BQ33100 directly. IC references and registers can be disturbed and in rare cases damaged due to magnetic and capacitive coupling from the high-current path.
NOTE
During surge current and ESD events, the high-current traces appear inductive and can couple unwanted noise into sensitive nodes of the gas gauge electronics.
The learning load components can become heated depending on the component values selected. TI recommends that any heat is dissipated away from the BQ33100 to ensure its maximum operating temperature is not exceeded.