Hi team,
- Do we have a ldo can decrease the ripple from the dcdc to uV?if the psrr is 60db when 200khz ,the fsw is 200khz and the ripple of dcdc is 40mV ,can the ldo ripple acheive 40uV?
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Hi team,
Hi Eric,
Given that the formula for PSRR is the following:
We can rearrange the formula to figure out the ripple at the output:
Using the output ripple formula and using 60dB PSRR when frequency = 200kHz and Iout = 200mA, the formula tells us the output ripple should be 40uV. For more information on PSRR please see the references attached below, they will also cover parameters that could affect your PSRR.
References:
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slyt202/slyt202.pdf?ts=1701793937397
Regards,
Andres
Hi Andres,
Thanks for your response.
for the ldo, how can we test the noise and ripple in such low amplitude?for the oscillscop, it may just the signal exceed 100uV.
Hi Eric,
I'll add one of our applications engineers to this conversation to help explain how to test ripple and noise at these low levels of amplitude.
Regards,
Andres
Hi Eric,
I would refer to these links from Picotest on measuring the PSRR. Keep in mind that you'll want to minimize the input capacitor (Cin) or remove it entirely (which is preferred) as this capacitor inhibits the ability to inject AC voltage onto Vin used to conduct the PSRR measurement.
https://www.picotest.com/measurements/PSRR.html
If you have the switching converter connected to the LDO, and you just need to confirm the DC switching frequency is sufficiently attenuated, then you'll want to use a frequency response analyzer (or something that gives you a measurement in the frequency domain). You can refer to your oscilloscope to see if it is capable of taking frequency domain measurements, and that it is also capable of taking this measurement.
Thanks,
Stephen