L5987 View Datasheet(PDF) - STMicroelectronics
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MFG CO.
'L5987' PDF : 40 Pages View PDF
Application information
Figure 17. Switching losses
L5987
6.6
Layout considerations
The PC board layout of switching DC/DC regulator is very important to minimize the noise
injected in high impedance nodes and interferences generated by the high switching current
loops.
In a step-down converter the input loop (including the input capacitor, the Power MOSFET
and the free wheeling diode) is the most critical one. This is due to the fact that the high
value pulsed current are flowing through it. In order to minimize the EMI, this loop has to be
as short as possible.
The feedback pin (FB) connection to external resistor divider is a high impedance node, so
the interferences can be minimized placing the routing of the feedback node as far as
possible from the high current paths. To reduce the pick up noise the resistor divider has to
be placed very close to the device.
To filter the high frequency noise, a small capacitor (220 nF) can be added as close as
possible to the input voltage pin of the device.
Thanks to the exposed pad of the device, the ground plane helps to reduce the thermal
resistance junction to ambient; so a large ground plane enhances the thermal performance
of the converter allowing high power conversion.
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