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TPS2120: Minimum value of Soft Start Capacitor(CSS)

Part Number: TPS2120

Hi team

My customer asked minimum capacitor value of soft start.

Customer have removed Css for reduce switchover time(ton) to a minimum.

But they have confirmed that switchover time increases(ton) when there is no CSS.

We didn't find information about minimum Css value at the Datasheet.

- I checked Table 1, Figure 6 and Equation 10, but I don'n find minimum Css value.

Please shared information of about minimum Css value.

Thank you

  • Hi Charles,

    Thanks for reaching out on E2E!

    It is recommended to have at least 1nF of CSS capacitance. Without the CSS capacitor, the input settling time and slew rate could be incorrect based on the parasitic capacitance of the trace/board.

    Thanks,
    Arthur Huang