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DS8884B-01 September 2013
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Layout Considerations
Careful PC board layout is critical to achieve low switching
losses and clean, stable operation. The switching power
stage requires particular attention. If possible, mount all
of the power components on the top side of the board
with their ground terminals flushed against one another.
Follow these guidelines for optimum PC board layout :
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Keep the high current paths short, especially at the
ground terminals.
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Keep the power traces and load connections short. This
is essential for high efficiency.
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When trade-offs in trace lengths must be made, it
's
preferable to let the inductor charging path be longer
than the discharging path.
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Place the current sense component close to the
controller. ISENxP and ISENxN connections for current
limit and voltage positioning must be made using Kelvin
sense connections to guarantee current sense accuracy.
The PCB trace from the sense nodes should be
paralleled back to the controller.
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Route high speed switching nodes away from sensitive
analog areas (COMP, FB, ISENxP, ISENxN, etc...)
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User need to connect exposed pad to the ground plane
through low impedance path. Recommend use of at
least 5 vias to connect to ground planes in PCB internal
layers.