
Schematic, List of Materials, and Layout
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SLVUBO0A – March 2020 – Revised May 2020
Copyright © 2020, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Using the TPS54JA20EVM-023 12-A, Buck Converter Evaluation Module
3.3
Layout
The board layout for the TPS54JA20EVM is shown in
through
. The top-side layer of
the EVM is laid out in a manner typical of a user application. The top, bottom, and internal layers are 2-oz.
copper.
The top layer contains the main power traces for V
IN
, V
OUT
, and SW. Also on the top layer are connections
for the remaining pins of the TPS54JA20 and the majority of the signal traces. The top layer has a
dedicated ground plane for quiet analog ground that is connected to the main power ground plane at a
single point. The internal layer-1 is a large ground plane. The internal layer-2 contains an additional large
ground copper area as well as an additional V
OUT
copper fill. The bottom layer is another ground plane
with two additional traces for the output voltage feedback and various signals routed to test points and
headers. There are also additional V
IN
and V
OUT
planes on the bottom layer. The top-side ground traces
are connected to the bottom and internal ground planes with multiple via groupings placed around the
board.
The input decoupling capacitors and bootstrap capacitor are all located as close to the IC as possible.
Additionally, the voltage set point resistor divider components are kept close to the IC. The voltage divider
network ties to the output voltage at the point of regulation, the copper V
OUT
trace at the TP4 test point. An
additional input bulk capacitor is used to limit the noise entering the converter from the input supply.
Critical analog circuits that are noise sensitive are terminated to the quiet analog ground island on the top
layer.