Texas Instruments Power Supply TPS40090EVM 002 User Manual

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DYNAMIC WARNINGS AND RESTRICTIONS  
It is important to operate this EVM within the input voltage range of 0 Vdc to100 Vdc.  
Exceeding the specified input range may cause unexpected operation and/or irreversible damage to the EVM.  
If there are questions concerning the input range, please contact a TI field representative prior to connecting  
the input power.  
Applying loads outside of the specified output range may result in unintended operation and/or possible  
permanent damage to the EVM. Please consult the EVM User’s Guide prior to connecting any load to the EVM  
output. If there is uncertainty as to the load specification, please contact a TI field representative.  
During normal operation, some circuit components may have case temperatures greater than 50°C. The EVM  
is designed to operate properly with certain components above 50°C as long as the input and output ranges are  
maintained. These components include but are not limited to linear regulators, switching transistors, pass  
transistors, and current sense resistors. These types of devices can be identified using the EVM schematic  
located in the EVM User’s Guide. When placing measurement probes near these devices during operation,  
please be aware that these devices may be very warm to the touch.  
Mailing Address:  
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Copyright 2004, Texas Instruments Incorporated  
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TPS40090 Multi-Phase Buck Converter and TPS2834  
Drivers Steps-Down from 12-V to 1.5-V at 100 A  
Systems Power  
Contents  
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Component Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Test Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Test Results/Performance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Layout Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  
EVM Assembly Drawing and PCB Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20  
List of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
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Introduction  
The TPS40090EVM−002 multi-phase dc-to-dc converter utilizes the TPS40090 multi-phase  
controller and TPS2834 adaptive driver to step down a 12-V input to 1.5-V at 420 kHz. The  
output current can exceed 100 A. The TPS40090 provides fixed-frequency, peak current-mode  
control with forced-phase current balancing. Phase currents are sensed by the voltage drop  
across the DC resistance (DCR) of inductors. Other features include a single voltage operation,  
true differential output voltage sense, user programmable current limit, capacitor-programmable  
soft-start and a power good indicator. Device operation is specified in the TPS40090  
[1]  
datasheet .  
TPS40090EVM-002 can be configured into 2-, 3− or 4-phase operation. For 2-phase operation,  
populate R65 and R66 to tie PWM2 and PWM4 up to internal 5-V and leave components in  
related phases unpopulated. For 3-phase operation, tie PWM4 to BP5 through R66 only. For  
4-phase operation, leave both R65 and R66 unpopulated.  
In this user’s guide, all the tests are conducted under 4 phase operation.  
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Features  
Table 1. TPS40090EVM−002 Performance Summary  
PARAMETER  
TEST CONDITIONS  
MIN  
10.5  
TYP  
12.0  
MAX  
14.0  
UNITS  
Input voltage range  
V
A
Output voltage set point  
Output current range  
1.477  
0
1.508  
100  
1.540  
120  
V
IN  
= 12 V  
I
rising from 10 A to 100 A,  
OUT  
(1)  
Line regulation  
0.1%  
10.5 V V 14 V  
IN  
Load regulation  
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
rising from 10 A to 100 A  
rising from 10 A to 100 A  
falling from 100 A to 10 A  
rising from 10 A to 100 A  
falling from 100 A to 10 A  
0.3%  
−160  
200  
< 10  
< 15  
89  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
OUT  
Load transient response voltage  
change  
mV  
PK  
Load transient response recovery  
time  
µs  
Loop bandwidth  
= 100 A,  
= 100 A  
I
= 10 A  
kHz  
OUT  
Phase margin  
40  
°
Input ripple voltage  
Output ripple voltage  
Output rise time  
80  
200  
25  
mV  
PK  
15  
ms  
Operating frequency  
370  
418  
454  
kHz  
V
= 12 V,  
= 100 A  
V
V
= 1.5 V,  
= 1.5 V,  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
Full load efficiency  
84.3%  
I
OUT  
V
= 12 V,  
= 100 A  
IN  
Current sharing tolerance  
5%  
10%  
I
OUT  
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Schematic  
+
+
12V  
Phase Programming  
R65  
R66  
4−phase  
3−phase  
2−phase  
open  
open  
1k  
open  
1k  
1k  
Figure 1. TPS40090EVM−002 Schematic Part 1 − TPS40090 Controller and Pre-Bias Circuit  
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TRANS_EN  
Figure 2. TPS40090EVM−002 Schematic Part 2 − Driver Circuit and Load Transient Generator  
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
1.5V/100A  
Figure 3. TPS40090EVM−002 Schematic Part 3 − Power Stage  
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Component Selection  
4.1 Frequency of Operation  
The clock oscillator frequency for the TPS40090 is programmed with a single resistor from RT  
(pin 16) to signal ground. Equation (1) from the datasheet allows selection of the R resistor in  
T
kfor a given switching frequency in kHz.  
3
*1.024  
PH  
(1)  
  ǒ39.2   10   f  
PH  
* 7Ǔ (kW  
)
R + R12 + K  
T
where  
K
is the coefficient that depends on the number of active phases  
PH  
f
is the single phase frequency, in kHz  
PH  
for 2-phase and 3-phase configurations K =1.333  
PH  
for 4-phase K =1.0 is a single phase frequency, kHz.  
PH  
The R resistor value is returned by the last expression in k. For 420 kHz, R is calculated as  
T
T
65.8 kand a resistor with a 64.9-kstandard value is used.  
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4.2 Inductance Value  
The output inductor value for each phase can be calculated from the volt-second during off time,  
shown in equation (2).  
V
V
OUT  
OUT  
(2)  
L +  
  ǒ1 *  
Ǔ
f   I  
V
RIPPLE  
IN(max)  
where  
I
is usually chosen to be between 10% and 40% of maximum phase current I  
.
PH(max)  
RIPPLE  
With I  
= 20% of I  
, there is a ripple current of 5 A, and the inductance value is found  
RIPPLE  
PH(max)  
to be 0.63 µH. Using SPM12550−R62M300 inductors from TDK, each had inductance of 0.6µH  
and resistance of 1.75-m.  
In multi-phase high current buck converter design, due to the ripple cancellation factor from  
interleaving, the inductor value could be smaller than that in a single phase operation. But from  
conduction loss point of view, the inductor value tends to be big to reduce the ripple current, thus  
losses.  
4.3 Input Capacitor Selection  
The bulk input capacitor selection is based on the input voltage ripple requirements. Due to the  
interleaving of multi phase, the input RMS current is reduced. The input ripple current RMS  
value over load current is calculated in equation (3).  
(3)  
ǒ
Ǔ
D IIN(nom) NPH, D +  
2
k ǒN , DǓ  
k ǒN , DǓ ) 1  
PH  
ȱ
ȳ
ȴ
(
)
V
  1 * D  
N
PH  
OUT  
PH  
) ǒ Ǔ  
D *  
 
* D  
 
 
ȧǒ Ǔ ǒ Ǔȧ ƪ ƫ  
2
N
N
PH  
12   D  
L   f   ǒIOUTǓ  
PH  
Ȳ
ȱ
3
3
ȳ
k ǒN , DǓ  
k ǒN , DǓ ) 1  
Ǔ2  
k ǒN , DǓ ) 1  
) k ǒN , DǓ2  
PH  
PH  
ǒ
 
D *  
 
* D  
ǒ Ǔ ǒ Ǔȧ  
ȧ
Ȳ
PH  
PH  
N
N
PH  
PH  
ȴ
where  
kǒN , DǓ + floor N  
ǒ
  DǓ  
PH  
PH  
floor(x) is the function to return the greatest integer less than N  
× D  
PH  
N
is the number of active phases  
PH  
Figure 4 shows the input ripple current RMS value over the load current versus duty cycle with  
different number of active phases.  
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0.6  
0.5  
0.4  
N
= 1  
PH  
0.3  
0.2  
0.1  
N
= 2  
PH  
N
= 3  
PH  
N
= 4  
80  
PH  
N
= 6  
PH  
0
0
10  
20  
30  
40  
50  
60  
70  
90  
100  
Duty Cycle − %  
Figure 4. Input Ripple Current RMS Value Overload Current  
The maximum input ripple RMS current can be estimated as shown in (4).  
(4)  
ǒ
Ǔ
I ^ IOUT   D IIN(nom) 4, Dmin + 3.18 A  
It is also important to consider a minimum capacitance value which limits the voltage ripple to a  
specified value if all the current is supplied by the onboard capacitor. For a typical ripple voltage  
of 150 mV the maximum ESR is calculated in (5) as:  
150 mV  
3.18 A  
D V  
D I  
(5)  
ESR +  
+
+ 47 mW  
Two 68-µF, 20-V Oscon capacitors (20SVP68M) from Sanyo are placed on the input side of the  
board. The ESR is 40 mfor each capacitor.  
4.4 Output Ripple Cancellation and Capacitor Selection  
Due to the interleaving of channels, the total output ripple current is smaller than the ripple  
current from a single phase. The ripple cancellation factor is expressed in equation (6).  
NPH  
P
i + 1  
Ťi * N  
Ť
ǒ
  D Ǔ  
PH  
OUT ǒN , DǓ +  
(6)  
DI  
PH  
*1  
NPH  
Ť
Ť
ǒ i * N   D ) 1Ǔ  
ƪ P  
ƫ
PH  
i + 1  
k ǒN  
Ǔ
OUT ǒN  
(D), DI  
Ǔ
ǒ
, D Ǔ  
, D + if NPH v 1, DI  
PH  
OUT  
PH  
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where  
D is the duty cycle for a single phase  
is the number of active phases  
N
PH  
K (N ) is the intermediate function for calculation  
PH  
In this case, N =4 and D =0.107 which yields k=0.573.  
PH  
min  
The actual output ripple is calculated in equation (7)  
V
OUT  
1.5 V  
(7)  
  KǒN , DǓ +  
I
+
  0.573 + 3.41 A  
RIPPLE  
PH  
L   f  
0.6m H   420 kHz  
1.0  
N
= 4  
PH  
0.8  
0.6  
N
= 3  
PH  
N
= 1  
PH  
0.4  
0.2  
0
N
= 2  
PH  
N
= 6  
10  
PH  
0
20  
30  
40  
50  
60  
70  
80  
90  
100  
Duty Cycle − %  
Figure 5. Output Ripple Current Cancellation  
Selection of the output capacitor is based on many application variables, including function, cost,  
size, and availability. There are three ways to calculate the output capacitance.  
1. The minimum allowable output capacitance is determined by the amount of inductor ripple  
current and the allowable output ripple, as given in equation (8).  
I
3.41 A  
8   420 kHz   10 mV  
RIPPLE  
(8)  
C
+
+
+ 101 mF  
OUT(min)  
8   f   V  
RIPPLE  
In this design, C  
is 101-µF with V  
=10 mV. However, this affects only the  
RIPPLE  
OUT(min)  
capacitive component of the ripple voltage, and the final value of capacitance is generally  
influenced by ESR and transient considerations.  
2. ESR limitation. (To limit the ripple voltage to 10 mV, the capacitor ESR should be less than  
the value calculated in equation (9)).  
V
10 mV  
3.41 A  
RIPPLE  
RIPPLE  
(9)  
R t+  
+
+ 2.93 mW  
C
I
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3. Transient consideration. An additional consideration in the selection of the output inductor  
and capacitance value can be derived from examining the transient voltage overshoot  
which can be initiated with a load step from full load to no load. By equating the inductive  
energy with the capacitive energy the equation (10) can be derived.  
ǒ Ǔ2 ǒ Ǔ2  
ǒ I  
Ǔ
LEQ  
 
* I  
OL  
0.6mH  
2
OH  
(
)
  100 A  
(10)  
2
4
L   I  
V
+ ǒ(  
Ǔ2 ǒ OUT1Ǔ2  
) Ǔ  
C
+
+
+ 1846 mF  
OUT  
2
2
2
)
(
1.75 V * 1.5 V  
ǒV  
* V  
OUT2  
where  
I
I
is full load  
is no load  
OH  
OL  
V
V
is the the allowed transient voltage rise  
is the initial voltage  
OUT2  
OUT1  
In this 100-A design the capacitance required for limiting the transient is significantly larger than  
the capacitance required to keep the ripple acceptably low. Eight 220-µF POSCAP capacitors  
are in parallel with four 22-µF ceramic capacitors. The ESR of each POSCAP is 15m.  
4.5 MOSFET Selection  
There are different requirements for switching FET(s) and rectifier FET(s) in the high-ratio step  
down application. The duty cycle is around 12%. So the rectifier FET(s) is on for most of the  
cycle. The conduction loss is dominant. Low-R  
FET(s) are preferred. Also due to the dV/dt  
DS(on)  
turn on of the rectifier FET(s) and cross conduction, choose a rectifier FET with Qgs > Qgd.  
When the switch node is falling, the Qgd can pull the gate of the lower FET below GND, which  
upsets the driver. Two Si7880DP from Siliconix are in parallel for the rectifier FET. The R  
this FET is 3 mand Qgs=18nC, and Qgd=10.5nC.  
of  
DS(on)  
The switching FET switches at high voltage and high current, the switching loss is dominant.  
One single Si7860DP is selected for its low total gate charge.  
Both types of FET(s) are offered in the Powerpak SO−8 package.  
The PCB is layed out for two FETs in parallel, for both switching FET(s) and rectifier FET(s), to  
give the feasibility to modify the board for different applications.  
4.6 Current Sensing  
TPS40090 supports both resistor current sensing and DCR current sensing approach. DCRs of  
the output inductors are used in this design as the current sensing components. The DCR  
current sensing circuit is shown in Figure 5. The idea is to parallel a R-C network to the inductor.  
If the two time constants are same (L/DCR=R × C), then V =V  
. Extra circuit, shown in (b), is  
used to compensate the positive temperature coefficient of copper specific resistance, which is  
C
DCR  
0.385%/°C. See detail explanation in the datasheet.  
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With the chosen inductor described in Inductance Value, (section 4.2, of this document) the  
following values are used.  
R=19.6 kΩ  
C=10 nF  
R
=100 kΩ  
NTC  
R1=124 kΩ  
R2=22.6 kΩ  
L
DCR  
V
IN  
V
DCR  
L
C
DCR  
R
V
IN  
V
OUT  
R1  
C
V
R
R2  
C
R
NTC  
R
THE  
UDG−03136  
Figure 6. DCR Current Sensing Circuit with Copper Temperature Compensation  
4.7 Overcurrent Limit Protection  
The overcurrent function monitors the voltage level separately on each current sense input and  
compares it to the voltage on ILIM pin set by the divider from the controller’s reference.  
If the threshold of V  
/2.7 is exceeded, the PWM cycle on the respected phase is terminated.  
ILIM  
Voltage level on the ILIM pin is determined by (11).  
+ 2.7   I   R ; I + I  
OUT  
ǒV  
2   L  
Ǔ
* V  
  V  
OUT  
IN  
OUT  
(11)  
V
)
ILIM  
PH(max)  
CS  
PH(max)  
  f  
  V  
SW  
IN  
OUT  
where  
I
is the maximum allowable value of the phase current  
is the value of the current sense resistor  
PH(max)  
R
CS  
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4.8 Compensation Components  
The TPS40090 uses peak current mode control. Type II network is used here, which is  
implemented to provide one zero and two poles. The first pole is placed at the origin to improve  
DC regulation.  
The ESR zero of the power stage is:  
1
(12)  
(13)  
f
+
+ 354 kHz  
ESRZ  
2p   R   C  
C
OUT  
The zero is placed near 3.96 kHz to produce a reasonable time constant.  
1
f +  
Z
2p   R11   C11  
The second pole is placed at ESR zero (354 kHz).  
1
f
+
P1  
ǒ
Ǔ
Ǔ
(14)  
C11 C12  
ǒ Ǔ  
2p   R11   
ǒ
C11)C12  
The resulting values selected for this design are:  
R11 = 40.2 kΩ  
C11 = 1000 pF  
C12 = 10 pF  
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Test Setup  
The HPA072 has the following input/output connections: 12-V input J1 (VIN) and J2 (GND),  
1.5-V output J9 (VOUT) and J10 (GND). A diagram showing the connection points is shown in  
Figure 5. A power supply capable of supplying 18 A should be connected to VIN and GND  
through a pair of 10 AWG wires. The 1.5-V load should be connected respectively to J9 and J10  
through pairs of 0 AWG wires. Wire lengths should be minimized to reduce losses in the wires.  
A 5-inch fan with 200-cfm air flow is recommended to operate this board at full load.  
Oscilloscope  
CH1  
J8  
J1  
J2  
J9  
12 V/ 20 A  
Power  
Supply  
TPS40090EVM−002  
Board  
Electronic  
Load  
J10  
Fluke 45  
DC  
V
OUT  
UDG−04063  
Figure 7. Connections for the Test  
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Test Results and Performance Data  
6.1 Efficiency and Power Loss  
Figure 8 shows the efficiency as the load varies from 10 A to over 100 A. The efficiency at full  
load is about 84.3%.  
Figure 7 shows the total loss versus the load current, which is approximately 28.3W at 100 A.  
OVERALL EFFICIENCY  
vs  
OUTPUT CURRENT  
TOTAL POWER LOSS  
vs  
OUTPUT CURRENT  
40  
35  
90  
85  
V
SW  
= 12 V  
IN  
V
SW  
= 12 V  
= 420 kHz  
IN  
f
= 420 kHz  
f
30  
25  
80  
20  
15  
75  
70  
10  
5
0
65  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
120  
0
20  
40  
60  
80  
100  
120  
I
− Output Current − A  
OUT  
I
− Output Current − A  
OUT  
Figure 9.  
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6.2 Closed-Loop Performance  
The TPS40090 uses peak current-mode control. Figure 10 shows the bode plots at 100 A of  
load current, where no droop function is implemented. The crossover frequency is at 89 kHz with  
phase margin of 40°.  
GAIN AND PHASE  
vs  
OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY  
80  
60  
180  
135  
90  
PHASE  
40  
20  
0
45  
0
−45  
−90  
GAIN  
−20  
V
V
= 12 V  
= 1.5 V  
IN  
OUT  
= 10 A  
−135  
−180  
I
OUT  
−40  
100  
1 k  
10 k  
100 k  
1 M  
f
− Oscillator Frequency − kHz  
OSC  
Figure 10. Bode Plot  
6.3 Output Ripple and Noise  
Figure 11 shows typical output noise where V =12 V, and I  
IN  
than 10 mV.  
=100A. The output ripple is less  
OUT  
I
= 100 A  
OUT  
Output Voltage Ripple  
(10 mV/div)  
t − Time − 500 ns / div  
Figure 11. Output Noise  
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6.4 Transient Response  
The on-board load transient circuit enables to check the step load transient response on the  
same board. Simply by putting a jumper to connect Pin1 and 2 of J3, a 90-A step load is created  
by three 50-mresistors placed on the board. The slew rates of the transient are 200 A/µs for  
the load step-down and 160 A/µs for the load step-up.  
The transient response is shown in Figure 6 as the load is stepped from 10 to 100 A. The output  
deviation is approximately 200 mV and the settling time is within 15 µs.  
Load Step = 90 A  
Something Voltage  
(10 mV/div)  
Something Voltage  
(10 mV/div)  
t − Time − 20 µs / div  
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6.5 Start up with Pre-Biased Output  
In synchronous buck converter, the bottom FET discharges the pre-biased output during  
start-up. To avoid this, a comparator U9 and surround components are used to pull the SYNC  
pin of the drivers low, which keeps the bottom FET off during startup. So the output can rise  
smoothly. After the SS pin comes up, SYNC is pulled up high and enable the bottom FET’s  
driving signal. The converter goes back to normal synchronization mode. This function can be  
enabled by shorting J11 on the board.  
Figure 8 shows the start-up waveform with pre−biased output with J11 short and open  
respectively. In Figure 12, there are two glitches of SYNC waveform. The first one is cause by  
P5V from TPS40090. When TPS40090 is enabled, P5V comes up first. SYNC is connected to  
P5V through a divider. The second one happens when the driver is ready and turns on the  
bottom FET when PWM signal is low. So the pre-biased output is pulled low which causes the  
SYNC signal high to turn off the bottom FET. Then output voltage goes back and rises up  
smoothly.  
V
OUT  
(2 V/div)  
V
OUT  
(2 V/div)  
V
SYNC  
(5 V/div)  
V
SYNC  
(2 V/div)  
V
SS  
(5 V/div)  
V
SS  
(5 V/div)  
V
EN  
(2 V/div)  
V
EN  
(2 V/div)  
t − Time − 2.5 ms / div  
t − Time − 1 ms / div  
Figure 13. J11 Short Circuit  
Figure 14. J11 Open Circuit  
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Layout Considerations  
The PCB layout plays a critical role in the performance in a high frequency switching power  
supply design. Following the suggestions listed below will help to improve the performance and  
expedite the design.  
To take full advantage of the ripple cancellation factor from interleaving, place the input  
capacitors before the junction where the input voltage is distributed to each phase. Place the  
output capacitors after the junction where all the inductors are connected;  
Place the external drivers right next to the FETs and use at least 25 mil trace for gate drive  
signal to improve noise immunity  
Place some ceramic capacitors in the input of each channel to filter the current spikes  
Place the NTC resistor right next to its related inductor for better thermal coupling  
2 oz. or thicker copper is recommended to reduce the trace impedance  
Place enough vias along pads of the power components to increase thermal conduction  
Keep the current sensing traces as short as possible to avoid excessive noise pick up  
Place the output inductors as symmetric as possible in relation to the output connectors to  
obtain similar voltage drop from the trace impedance  
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EVM Assembly Drawing and PCB Layout  
Figure 15. Top Side Component Assembly  
Figure 16. Bottom Assembly  
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Figure 17. Top Side Copper  
Figure 18. Internal 1 (Ground Plane)  
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Figure 19. Internal 2 (Power Plane)  
Figure 20. Internal 3  
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Figure 21. Internal 4  
Figure 22. Bottom Layer Copper  
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List of Materials  
The following table lists the TPS40090EVM−002 components corresponding to the schematic  
shown in Figure 1.  
Table 2. List of Materials  
Reference  
Designator  
QTY  
Description  
Size  
Manufacturer  
Part Number  
C1, C4  
2
Capacitor, OS−CON, 68 µF, 20 V, 40 m, 20%  
10.3mm (F8)  
Sanyo  
20SVP68M  
C2, C5, C7,  
C8,C9, C10,  
C11  
7
Capacitor, ceramic, 1000−pF, 25 V, X7R, 5%  
603  
muRata  
GRM39SL102J25  
C3,C17, C18,  
C19, C21  
5
Capacitor, dielectric, 1.0 µF, 16 V, X7R, 10%  
805  
muRata  
GRM40B105K16  
C6  
0
1
603  
805  
Std  
Std  
C12  
Capacitor, ceramic, 0.01 µF, 50 V, X7R, 5%  
muRata  
GRM40UJ103J50  
C13, C14, C15,  
C16, C20, C22  
GRM42−  
65X5R475K16  
6
Capacitor, dielectric, 4.7 µF, 16 V, X5R, 10%  
1206  
muRata  
C30, C31, C32,  
C33, C34, C35,  
C36, C37  
8
Capacitor, dielectric, 10 µF, 25 V, X5R  
1210  
TDK  
C3225X5R1E106M  
C38, C39, C40,  
C41  
4
4
Capacitor, ceramic, 1000−pF, 50 V, X7R, 5%  
805  
805  
muRata  
TDK  
GRM40TH102J50  
C42, C43, C44,  
C45  
Capacitor, ceramic, 0.01 µF, 50 V, COG  
C2012COG1H103JT  
C23, C24, C25,  
C26,C46,  
C47,C50, C51  
8
Capacitor, POSCAP, 220 µF, 2.5 V, 15 m, 20%  
7343 (D)  
Sanyo  
2R5TPE220M  
C48, C49, C52,  
C53  
4
5
Capacitor, Ceramic, 10 µF, 6.3 V, X5R  
1206  
TDK  
C3216X5R0J106M  
BAT54C  
D1, D2, D3, D4,  
D6  
Diode, dual schottky, 200 mA, 30 V  
SOT-23  
Vishay−Liteon  
D7, D8, D9,  
D10  
4
1
5
4
4
Diode, zener, 6.2 V, 350 mW  
SOT−23  
Copper  
Diodes, Inc.  
524600  
BZX84C6V2  
ILSCO  
J1, J2, J9, J10  
Lug, Solderless, #2 − #8 AWG, 1/4  
Connector, shielded, test jack, vertical  
Inductor, SMT, 0.62 µH, 30 A, 1.75 mΩ  
MOSFET, N-channel, 30 V, 18 A, 8.0 mΩ  
J4, J5, J6, J7,  
J8  
Johnson  
Components  
0.0125 DIA  
129−0701−202  
SPM12550−R62M300  
Si7860DP  
L1, L2, L3, L4  
0.524 x 0.492  
TDK  
PWRPAK  
S0−8  
Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5  
Vishay−Siliconix  
PWRPAK  
S0−8  
Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9  
0
8
MOSFET, N-channel, 30 V, 18 A, 8.0 mΩ  
Vishay−Siliconix  
Vishay−Siliconix  
Si7860DP  
Si7880DP  
Q1, Q10, Q11,  
Q12, Q13, Q14,  
Q15, Q16  
PWRPAK  
S0−8  
MOSFET, N-channel, 30 V, 29 A, 3 mΩ  
R1  
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
Resistor, chip, 8.25 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 6.19 k,, 1/16−W, 1%  
603  
603  
603  
603  
603  
603  
603  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
R2  
R3  
R4, R9, R11  
Resistor, chip, 10 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 8.66 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 49.9 , 1/16−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 40.2 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
R5  
R6  
R7  
R8, R16, R55,  
R56, R59, R60,  
R61  
7
Resistor, chip, 10−Ohms, 1/16−W, 1%  
603  
Std  
Std  
R10  
R12  
1
1
Resistor, chip, 475 k, 1/16−W, 5%  
Resistor, chip, 64.9 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
603  
603  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
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Designator  
QTY  
Description  
Resistor, chip, 2.2 , 1/10−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 19.6 k, 1/10−W, 1%  
Size  
805  
805  
Manufacturer  
Part Number  
R27, R28, R29,  
R30  
4
4
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
R31, R32,R35,  
R36  
R33, R34, R37,  
R38, R41, R42,  
R45, R46  
8
Resistor, chip, 2.7 , 1/16−W, 1%  
603  
Std  
Std  
R39, R40, R43,  
R44  
4
4
4
Resistor, chip, 22.6 k, 1/10−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 124 k, 1/10−W, 1%  
NTC Resistor, chip, 100 k, 1/10-W, 1%  
805  
805  
805  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
R47, R49, R51,  
R52  
R48, R50, R53,  
R54  
NTHS0603N01N1003  
J
Vishay  
R65, R66  
TP1  
2
1
1
1
4
1
2
Resistor, chip, 1.0 k, 1/10-W, 1%  
Test point, 0.062 Hole, Red  
805  
0.25  
Std  
Keystone  
Keystone  
TI  
Std  
5011  
TP2  
Test point, 0.062 Hole, Black  
0.25  
5010  
U1  
IC, high-frequency, multiphase controller  
IC, MOSFET driver, fast synchronous buck with DTC  
IC, Precision timer  
108,800  
PWP14  
TSSOP 8  
0.038  
TPS40090PW  
TPS2834PWP  
NE555PW  
240−333  
U2, U3, U4, U5  
U6  
TI  
TI  
E1, E2  
Test point, black, 1 mm  
Farnell  
LOAD TRANSIENT CIRCUIT  
PWRPAK  
S0−8  
Q17  
1
0
3
0
MOSFET, N-channel, 12 V, 29 A, 3.0 m,  
MOSFET, N-channel, 12 V, 29 A, 3.0 m,  
Resistor, chip, 0.050 ,, 1-W, 0.5%  
Resistor, chip, 0.050 ,, 1-W, 0.5%  
Si7858DP  
Si7858DP  
PWRPAK  
S0−8  
Q18  
WSL−2512−R050  
0.5% R86  
R18, R19, R21  
R20, R22  
2512  
2512  
Vishay  
Vishay  
WSL−2512−R050  
0.5% R86  
R23, R24  
R25  
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Resistor, chip, 10 , 1/16−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 143 k, 1/10−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 1.43 k, 1/10−W, 1%  
Capacitor, ceramic, 0.1 µF, 25 V, X7R, 10%  
Capacitor, ceramic, 0.01 µF, 50 V, X7R, 5%  
Diode, dual ultra fast, series, 200 mA, 70 V  
Diode, dual schottky, 200 mA, 30 V  
603  
805  
Std  
Std  
Std  
Std  
R26  
805  
Std  
Std  
C27, C28  
C29  
805  
TDK  
C2012X7R1E104K  
GRM40UJ103J50  
BAV99  
805  
muRata  
Fairchild  
Vishay−Liteon  
Sullins  
D5  
SOT23  
SOT23  
0.100 x 3  
D6  
BAT54C  
J3  
Header, 3-pin, 100 mil spacing, (36-pin strip)  
PTC36SAAN  
PRE-BIAS CIRCUIT  
U7  
1
IC, Single GP comparator, low voltage  
SOT23−5  
0.100 x 2  
National  
Sullins  
LMV331M5  
J11  
1
Header, 2-pin, 100 mil spacing, (36-pin strip)  
PTC36SAAN  
R13, R15, R17,  
R58  
4
Resistor, chip, 10 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
603  
Std  
Std  
R57  
R14  
1
1
Resistor, chip, 1 M, 1/10−W, 1%  
Resistor, chip, 8.66 k, 1/16−W, 1%  
805  
603  
Std  
Std  
Std  
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