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TPS54810
SLVS420A 鈭?MARCH 2002 鈭?R EVISED AUGUST 2002
GROUNDING AND POWERPAD LAYOUT
The TPS54810 has two internal grounds (analog and
power). Inside the TPS54810, the analog ground ties to all
of the noise sensitive signals, while the power ground ties
to the noisier power signals. The PowerPAD must be tied
directly to AGND. Noise injected between the two ground
can degrade the performance of the TPS54810,
particularly at higher output currents. However, ground
noise on an analog ground plane can also cause problems
with some of the control and bias signals. For these
reasons, separate analog and power ground planes are
recommended. These two planes should tie together
directly at the IC to reduce noise between the two grounds.
The only components that should tie directly to the power
ground plane are the input capacitor, the output capacitor,
the input voltage decoupling capacitor, and the PGND pins
of the TPS54810. The layout of the TSP54810 evaluation
module is representative of a recommended layout for a 4
layer board. Documentation for the TPS54810 evaluation
module can be found on the Texas Instruments web site
under the TPS54810 product folder.
LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS FOR THERMAL
PERFORMANCE
For operation at full rated load current, the analog ground
plane must provide adequate heat dissipating area. A 3
inch by 3 inch plane of 1 ounce copper is recommended,
though not mandatory, depending on ambient temperature
and airflow. Most applications have larger areas of internal
ground plane available, and the PowerPAD should be
connected to the largest area available. Additional areas
on the top or bottom layers also help dissipate heat, and
any area available should be used when 8 A or greater
operation is desired. Connection from the exposes area of
the PowerPAD to the analog ground plane layer should be
made using 0.013 inch diameter vias to avoid solder
wicking through the vias. Eight vias should be in the
PowerPAD area with four additional vias located under the
device package. The size of the vias under the package,
but not in the exposed thermal pad area, can be increased
to 0.018. Additional vias beyond the twelve recommended
that enhance thermal performance should be included in
areas not under the device package.
8 PL 脴 0.0130
4 PL
脴 0.0180
Minimum Recommended Thermal Vias: 8 x 0.013 diameter Inside
Powerpad Area 4 x 0.018 diameter Under Device as Shown.
Additional 0.018 diameter Vias May be Used if Top Side Analog Ground
Area is Extended.
Connect Pin 1 to Analog Ground Plane
in This Area For Optimum Performance
0.06
0.0339
0.0650
0.0500
0.3820 0.3478 0.0500
0.0500
0.0650
0.0339
0.1700
0.1340
Minimum Recommended Top
Side Analog Ground Area
0.0630
0.0400
0.0150
0.2090
0.0256
Minimum Recommended Exposed
Copper Area For Powerpad. 5mm
Stencils may Require 10 Percent
Larger Area
Figure 10. Recommended Land Pattern for 28-Pin PWP PowerPAD
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