SNVSCU2A August 2024 – August 2024 LM5137-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
Proper PCB design and layout is important in a high-current, fast-switching circuit (with high current and voltage slew rates) to achieve a robust and reliable design. As expected, certain issues must be considered before designing a PCB layout using the LM5137-Q1. The high-frequency power loop of a buck regulator power stage is denoted by loop 1 in the shaded area of Figure 8-25. The topological architecture of a buck regulator means that particularly high di/dt current flows in the components of loop 1, and reducing the parasitic inductance of this loop by minimizing the effective loop area becomes mandatory. Also important are the gate drive loops of the high-side and low-side MOSFETs, denoted by 2 and 3, respectively, in Figure 8-25.