SLVSIF2 July 2025 TPD4S201
PRODUCTION DATA
As noted in the Section 5.4 table, a minimum of 28VBUS rated capacitor is required for the VBIAS pin, and a 50VBUS capacitor is recommended. The VBIAS capacitor is in parallel with the central diode clamp integrated inside the TPD4S201. A forward biased hiding diode connects the VBIAS pin to the C_CCx and C_SBUx pins. Therefore, when a short-to-VBUS event occurs at 21V, 21VBUS minus a forward biased diode drop is exposed to the VBIAS pin. Additionally, during the short-to-VBUS event, ringing almost doubles the settling voltage of 21V, allowing a potential 42V to be exposed to the C_CCx and C_SBUx pins. However, the internal diode clamps limit the voltage exposed to the C_CCx and C_SBUx pins to around 28V. Therefore, at least a 28V capacitor is required to avoid the destruction of the VBIAS capacitor during short-to-VBUS events.
A 50V, X7R capacitor is recommended to further improve the derating performance of the capacitors. When the voltage across a real capacitor is increased, the capacitance value derates. The more the capacitor derates, the larger the ringing in the short-to-VBUS RLC circuit. The 50V X7R capacitors have great derating performance, allowing for the best short-to-VBUS performance of the TPD4S201.