SBVS263B July 2017 – June 2025 TPS7A39
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Table 7-4 describes how the ultra-low noise floor and PSRR of the device can be improved in several ways.
| PARAMETER | NOISE | PSRR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW-FREQUENCY | MID-FREQUENCY | HIGH-FREQUENCY | LOW-FREQUENCY | MID-FREQUENCY | HIGH-FREQUENCY | |
| CNR/SS | +++ | No effect | No effect | +++ | + | No effect |
| CFFx | ++ | +++ | + | ++ | +++ | + |
| COUTx | No effect | + | +++ | No effect | + | +++ |
| |VINx| – |VOUTx| | + | + | + | +++ | +++ | ++ |
| PCB layout | ++ | ++ | + | + | +++ | +++ |
The noise-reduction capacitor, in conjunction with the noise-reduction resistor, forms a low-pass filter (LPF) that filters out the noise from the reference before being gained up with the error amplifier, thereby minimizing the output voltage noise floor. The LPF is a single-pole filter and the cutoff frequency can be calculated with Equation 8. The effect of the CNR/SS capacitor increases when VOUTx(NOM) increases because the noise from the reference is gained up when the output voltage increases. For low-noise applications, a 10nF to 1µF CNR/SS is recommended.
The feed-forward capacitor reduces output voltage noise by filtering out the mid-band frequency noise. The feed-forward capacitor can be optimized by placing a pole-zero pair near the edge of the loop bandwidth and pushing out the loop bandwidth, thus improving mid-band PSRR.
A larger COUTx or multiple output capacitors reduces high-frequency output voltage noise and PSRR by reducing the high-frequency output impedance of the power supply.
Additionally, a higher input voltage improves the noise and PSRR because greater headroom is provided for the internal circuits. However, a high power dissipation across the die increases the output noise because of the increase in junction temperature.
Good PCB layout improves the PSRR and noise performance by providing heat sinking at low frequencies and isolating VOUTx at high frequencies.