元器件交易网SLVS696–
LAYOUTCONSIDERATIONS
Asforallswitchingpowersupplies,thelayoutisanimportantstepinthedesign,especiallyathighpeakcurrentsandhighswitchingfrequencies.Ifthelayoutisnotcarefullydone,theregulatorcouldshowstabilityproblemsaswellasEMIproblems.Therefore,usewideandshorttracesforthemaincurrentpathandforthepowergroundtracks.Theinputcapacitor,outputcapacitor,eacommongroundnodeforpowergroundandadifferentoneforcontrolgroundtominimizetheeffectsofgroundnoise.ConnectthesegroundnodesatanyplaceclosetooneofthegroundpinsoftheIC.
ThefeedbackdividershouldbeplacedascloseaspossibletothecontrolgroundpinoftheIC.Tolayoutthecontrolground,itisrecommendedtouseshorttracesaswell,separatedfromthepowergroundtraces.Thisavoidsgroundshiftproblems,whichcanoccurduetosuperimpositionofpowergroundcurrentandcontrolgroundcurrent.
THERMALINFORMATION
Implementationofintegratedcircuitsinlow-profileandfine-pitchsurface-mountpackagestypicallyrequiresspecialattentiontopowerdissipation.Manysystem-dependentissuessuchasthermalcoupling,airflow,addedheatsinksandconvectionsurfaces,andthepresenceofotherheat-generatingcomponentsaffectthepower-dissipationlimitsofagivencomponent.
Threebasicapproachesforenhancingthermalperformancearelistedbelow. ImprovingthepowerdissipationcapabilityofthePCBdesign
ImprovingthethermalcouplingofthecomponenttothePCBbysolderingthePowerPAD Introducingairflowinthesystem
FormoredetailsonhowtousethethermalparametersinthedissipationratingstablepleasechecktheThermalCharacteristicsApplicationNote(SZZA017)andtheICPackageThermalMetricsApplicationNote(SPRA953)