SLVSI74A July 2025 – November 2025 TLV61290
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Multilayer ceramic capacitors are an excellent choice for input decoupling of the step-up converter as they have extremely low ESR and are available in small footprints. Place capacitors as close as possible to the device. While a 22μF input capacitor is sufficient for most applications. To further reduce input current ripple without limitations, use larger values.
Take care when using only ceramic input capacitors. When a ceramic capacitor is used at the input and the power is being supplied through long wires, such as from a wall adapter, a load step at the output induces ringing at the VIN pin. This ringing couples to the output and be mistaken as loop instability or damage the part. To reduce ringing that occurs between the inductance of the power source leads and CI, place "bulk" capacitance (electrolytic or tantalum) between CI and the power source.