SLVSJC6 December   2025 TPS544B27W

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 Timing Requirements
    7. 5.7 Switching Characteristics
    8. 5.8 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 Operating Frequency and Mode
      2. 6.3.2 Setting the Output Voltage
      3. 6.3.3 DC Load Line
      4. 6.3.4 Fault Management
      5. 6.3.5 Current Sense and Positive Overcurrent Protection
      6. 6.3.6 Negative Overcurrent Limit
      7. 6.3.7 Zero-Crossing Detection
      8. 6.3.8 Overtemperature Protection
      9. 6.3.9 PMBus® Interface
        1. 6.3.9.1 Setting the PMBus® Address
        2. 6.3.9.2 SMBus Alert Response Address
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 6.4.1 Forced Continuous-Conduction Mode
      2. 6.4.2 DCM Light Load Operation
    5. 6.5 Programming
      1. 6.5.1 PMBus® Command NVM Defaults
  8. 7 Register Maps
    1. 7.1 PMBus® Transaction Types
    2. 7.2 Conventions for Documenting Block Commands
    3. 7.3 PMBus Commands
      1. 7.3.1  OPERATION (Address = 01h)
      2. 7.3.2  ON_OFF_CONFIG (Address = 02h)
      3. 7.3.3  CLEAR_FAULTS (Address = 03h)
      4.      42
      5. 7.3.4  PASSKEY (Address = 0Eh)
      6. 7.3.5  WRITE_PROTECT (Address = 10h)
      7. 7.3.6  STORE_USER_ALL (Address = 15h)
      8.      46
      9. 7.3.7  RESTORE_USER_ALL (Address = 16h)
      10.      48
      11. 7.3.8  CAPABILITY (Address = 19h)
      12. 7.3.9  SMBALERT_MASK (Address = 1Bh)
      13.      51
      14. 7.3.10 SMBALERT_MASK Registers
        1. 7.3.10.1  ALERT_MASK_BYTE (Address = 78h) [Reset = C8h]
        2. 7.3.10.2  ALERT_MASK_WORD (Address = 79h) [Reset = 0Dh]
        3. 7.3.10.3  ALERT_MASK_VOUT (Address = 7Ah) [Reset = XXh]
        4. 7.3.10.4  ALERT_MASK_IOUT (Address = 7Bh) [Reset = XFh]
        5. 7.3.10.5  ALERT_MASK_INPUT (Address = 7Ch) [Reset = XXh]
        6. 7.3.10.6  ALERT_MASK_TEMPERATURE (Address = 7Dh) [Reset = XFh]
        7. 7.3.10.7  ALERT_MASK_CML (Address = 7Eh) [Reset = XXh]
        8. 7.3.10.8  ALERT_MASK_OTHER (Address = 7Fh) [Reset = XFh]
        9. 7.3.10.9  ALERT_MASK_MFR_SPECIFIC (Address = 80h) [Reset = XXh]
        10. 7.3.10.10 ALERT_MASK_PULSE_CATCHER (Address = CEh) [Reset = FXh]
      15. 7.3.11 VOUT_MODE (Address = 20h)
      16. 7.3.12 VOUT_COMMAND (Address = 21h)
      17. 7.3.13 VOUT_TRIM (Address = 22h)
      18. 7.3.14 VOUT_MAX (Address = 24h)
      19.      67
      20. 7.3.15 VOUT_MARGIN_HIGH (Address = 25h)
      21.      69
      22. 7.3.16 VOUT_MARGIN_LOW (Address = 26h)
      23.      71
      24. 7.3.17 VOUT_TRANSITION_RATE (Address = 27h)
      25.      73
      26. 7.3.18 VOUT_DROOP (Address = 28h)
      27. 7.3.19 VOUT_SCALE_LOOP (Address = 29h)
      28.      76
      29. 7.3.20 FREQUENCY_SWITCH (Address = 33h)
      30.      78
      31. 7.3.21 VIN_ON (Address = 35h)
      32.      80
      33. 7.3.22 VIN_OFF (Address = 36h)
      34.      82
      35. 7.3.23 VOUT_OV_FAULT_LIMIT (Address = 40h)
      36.      84
      37. 7.3.24 VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE (Address = 41h)
      38. 7.3.25 VOUT_OV_WARN_LIMIT (Address = 42h)
      39.      87
      40. 7.3.26 VOUT_UV_WARN_LIMIT (Address = 43h)
      41.      89
      42. 7.3.27 VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT (Address = 44h)
      43.      91
      44. 7.3.28 VOUT_UV_FAULT_RESPONSE (Address = 45h)
      45. 7.3.29 IOUT_OC_FAULT_LIMIT (Address = 46h)
      46.      94
      47. 7.3.30 IOUT_OC_FAULT_RESPONSE (Address = 47h)
      48. 7.3.31 IOUT_OC_WARN_LIMIT (Address = 4Ah)
      49. 7.3.32 OT_FAULT_LIMIT (Address = 4Fh)
      50.      98
      51. 7.3.33 OT_FAULT_RESPONSE (Address = 50h)
      52. 7.3.34 OT_WARN_LIMIT (Address = 51h)
      53.      101
      54. 7.3.35 VIN_OV_FAULT_LIMIT (Address = 55h)
      55.      103
      56. 7.3.36 TON_DELAY (Address = 60h)
      57.      105
      58. 7.3.37 TON_RISE (Address = 61h)
      59. 7.3.38 TOFF_DELAY (Address = 64h)
      60. 7.3.39 TOFF_FALL (Address = 65h)
      61. 7.3.40 PIN_OP_WARN_LIMIT (Address = 6Bh)
      62.      110
      63.      111
      64.      112
      65. 7.3.41 STATUS_BYTE (Address = 78h)
      66. 7.3.42 STATUS_WORD (Address = 79h)
      67. 7.3.43 STATUS_VOUT (Address = 7Ah)
      68. 7.3.44 STATUS_IOUT (Address = 7Bh)
      69. 7.3.45 STATUS_INPUT (Address = 7Ch)
      70. 7.3.46 STATUS_TEMPERATURE (Address = 7Dh)
      71. 7.3.47 STATUS_CML (Address = 7Eh)
      72. 7.3.48 STATUS_OTHER (Address = 7Fh)
      73. 7.3.49 STATUS_MFR_SPECIFIC (Address = 80h)
      74. 7.3.50 READ_VIN (Address = 88h)
      75. 7.3.51 READ_IIN (Address = 89h)
      76. 7.3.52 READ_VOUT (Address = 8Bh)
      77. 7.3.53 READ_IOUT (Address = 8Ch)
      78. 7.3.54 READ_TEMPERATURE_1 (Address = 8Dh)
      79. 7.3.55 READ_PIN (Address = 97h)
      80. 7.3.56 PMBUS_REVISION (Address = 98h)
      81. 7.3.57 MFR_ID (Address = 99h)
      82. 7.3.58 MFR_MODEL (Address = 9Ah)
      83.      131
      84. 7.3.59 MFR_REVISION (Address = 9Bh)
      85. 7.3.60 IC_DEVICE_ID (Address = ADh)
      86. 7.3.61 IC_DEVICE_REV (Address = AEh)
      87.      135
      88. 7.3.62 EXTENDED_WRITE_PROTECT (Address = C7h)
      89. 7.3.63 NVM_PATCH_SPACE (Address = CDh)
      90. 7.3.64 CLOUD_OPTIONS (Address = CFh)
      91. 7.3.65 SYS_CFG_USER1 (Address = D0h)
      92.      140
      93. 7.3.66 SVID_ADDR_CFG_USER (Address = D1h)
      94. 7.3.67 PMBUS_ADDR (Address = D2h)
      95. 7.3.68 IMON_CAL (Address = D4h)
      96. 7.3.69 COMP (Address = D5h)
      97.      145
      98. 7.3.70 VBOOT_DCLL (Address = D6h)
      99. 7.3.71 VBOOT_OFFSET_1 (Address = D7h)
      100. 7.3.72 IIN_CAL (Address = D8h)
      101. 7.3.73 SVID_IMAX (Address = DAh)
      102.      150
      103. 7.3.74 SVID_EXT_CAPABILITY_VIDOMAX (Address = DBh)
      104. 7.3.75 FUSION_ID0 (Address = FCh)
      105. 7.3.76 FUSION_ID1 (Address = FDh)
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Application
      2. 8.2.2 Design Requirements
      3. 8.2.3 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.3.1 Inductor Selection
        2. 8.2.3.2 Input Capacitor Selection
        3. 8.2.3.3 Output Capacitor Selection
        4. 8.2.3.4 VCC/VDRV Bypass Capacitor
        5. 8.2.3.5 BOOT Capacitor Selection
        6. 8.2.3.6 RSENSE Selection
        7. 8.2.3.7 I_IN_P and I_IN_M Capacitor Selection
        8. 8.2.3.8 VRRDY Pullup Resistor Selection
        9. 8.2.3.9 PMBus® Address Resistor Selection
      4. 8.2.4 Application Curves
        1. 8.2.4.1 Thermal Performance
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Example
  10. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 9.2 Support Resources
    3. 9.3 Trademarks
    4. 9.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 9.5 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

6.3.4 Fault Management

Table 6-5 summarizes the fault protection in the TPS544B27W and how the device responds to them. All faults can assert SMB_ALERT# can be masked through the SMBALERT_MASK command.

Table 6-5 Fault Protection Summary
FAULT OR WARNING PMBUS® COMMAND ACTIVE DURING tON_RISE FAULT RESPONSE SETTING POWER MOSFET BEHAVIOR VRRDY STATUS
Thermal Shutdown OT_FAULT_RESPONSE Yes Latch-off Both MOSFETs off Low
Restart Both MOSFETs off; restart after hiccup delay
Low-side OC fault IOUT_OC_FAULT_LIMIT Yes Continue operation while limiting current Low-side MOSFET stays on until current drops below limit. High-side MOSFET on-time controlled by PWM. High
OC warning IOUT_OC_WARN_LIMIT Yes N/A MOSFETS controlled by PWM High
Negative OC fault SEL_NOC in (D0h) SYS_CFG_USER1 Yes N/A Turn off low-side MOSFET High
VOUT OV fault (tracking) VOUT_OV_FAULT_LIMIT, VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE No Latch-off Low-side MOSFET latched on and protected by negative OC; high-side MOSFET off. Low
Restart Low-side MOSFET latched on and protected by negative OC; high-side MOSFET off; restart after hiccup delay.
Ignore MOSFETS controlled by PWM High
VOUT OV fault (fixed) SEL_FIX_OVF and EN_FIX_OVF in (D0h) SYS_CFG_USER1, VOUT_OV_FAULT_RESPONSE Yes Latch-off Low-side MOSFET latched on and protected by negative OC; high-side MOSFET off. Low
Restart Low-side MOSFET latched on and protected by negative OC; high-side MOSFET off; restart after hiccup delay.
Ignore MOSFETS controlled by PWM High
VOUT OV warning (tracking) VOUT_OV_WARN_LIMIT No N/A MOSFETS controlled by PWM High
VOUT UV fault (tracking) VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT, VOUT_UV_FAULT_RESPONSE No Latch-off Both MOSFETs off Low
Restart Both MOSFETs off; restart after hiccup delay
Ignore MOSFETS controlled by PWM High
VOUT UV warning (tracking) VOUT_UV_WARN_LIMIT No N/A MOSFETS controlled by PWM High
PVIN UVLO VIN_ON, VIN_OFF Yes Shutdown Both MOSFETs off Low
PVIN OV fault VIN_OV_FAULT_LIMIT Yes Latch-off Both MOSFETs off Low