SLUSBN5C August   2013  – February 2026 TPS53515

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1  5V LDO and VREG Start-Up
      2. 6.3.2  Enable, Soft Start, and Mode Selection
      3. 6.3.3  Frequency Selection
      4. 6.3.4  D-CAP3 Control and Mode Selection
        1. 6.3.4.1 D-CAP3™ Control Mode
        2. 6.3.4.2 Sample and Hold Circuitry
        3. 6.3.4.3 Adaptive Zero-Crossing
      5. 6.3.5  Power-Good
      6. 6.3.6  Current Sense and Overcurrent Protection
      7. 6.3.7  Overvoltage and Undervoltage Protection
      8. 6.3.8  Out-of-Bounds Operation
      9. 6.3.9  UVLO Protection
      10. 6.3.10 Thermal Shutdown
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 6.4.1 Auto-Skip Eco-mode Light Load Operation
      2. 6.4.2 Forced Continuous-Conduction Mode
  8. 7 Application and Implementation
    1. 7.1 Application Information
    2. 7.2 Typical Application
      1. 7.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 7.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 7.2.2.1 Choose the Switching Frequency
        2. 7.2.2.2 Choose the Operation Mode
        3. 7.2.2.3 Choose the Inductor
        4. 7.2.2.4 Choose the Output Capacitor
        5. 7.2.2.5 Determine the Value of R1 and R2
      3. 7.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 7.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 7.4 Layout
      1. 7.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 7.4.2 Layout Example
      3. 7.4.3 Thermal Performance
  9. 8 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 8.1 Documentation Support
      1. 8.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 8.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 8.3 Support Resources
    4. 8.4 Trademarks
    5. 8.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 8.6 Glossary
  10. 9 Revision History
  11. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

6.1 Overview

The TPS53515 device is a high-efficiency, single-channel, synchronous-buck converter. The device suits low-output voltage point-of-load applications with 12A or lower output current in computing and similar digital consumer applications. The TPS53515 device features proprietary D-CAP3 control mode combined with adaptive on-time architecture. This combination builds modern low-duty-ratio and ultra-fast load-step-response DC-DC converters in an ideal fashion. The output voltage ranges from 0.6V to 5.5V. The conversion input voltage ranges from 1.5 V to 18V and the VDD input voltage ranges from 4.5V to 25V. The D-CAP3 control mode uses emulated current information to control the modulation. An advantage of this control scheme is that it does not require a phase-compensation network outside which makes the device easy-to-use and also allows low-external component count. Adaptive on-time control tracks the preset switching frequency over a wide range of input and output voltage while increasing switching frequency as needed during load-step transient.