MP8606

– 6A, 6.5V SYNCHRONOUS STEP-DOWN CONVERTER

MP8606 Rev. 1.03

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Figure 10

—Detailed Application Schematic

Layout Recommendation

1)

Put the input capacitors as close to the IN

and GND pins as possible on the same layer.

2)

Put the decoupling capacitor as close to the

layer.

3)

Keep the switching node SW short and away

from the feedback network.

4)

The external feedback resistors should be

placed next to the FB pin. Make sure that

there is no via on the FB trace.

5)

Keep the BST voltage path (BST, C3, and

SW) as short as possible.

6)

Four-layer layout is recommended to achieve

better thermal performance.