
6 Device PowerSupply General Purpose Power Supply (GPDPS)
142 System Reference, January 2001
An essential component of the GPDPS is the load capac-
itor that needs to be added at the DPS pin. This load capac-
itor ensures that the GPDPS operation is stable under all
load conditions. Its size depends on the performance
range set.
NOTE You must not operate the GPDPS without an adequate
load capacitor. The GPDPS will only provide stable opera-
tion with an adequate blocking capacitor.
The following performance ranges are available:
Table 27 GPDPS Performance Ranges
In the column C
load
, the load capacitance needed to ensure
stable operation of the GPDPS in the respective perfor-
mance range is specified. Never operate the GPDPS with
less than the load capacitance specified in this table. You
can, however, increase the load capacitance to achieve a
higher voltage supply level stability.
Basically, ranges 2, 3 and 4 can all drive current swings up
to 8A, current range 1 can drive current swings up to 3A.
However, each performance range covers a specific
current swing range best. Depending on your application
needs (current swing of DUT, voltage supply stability
needs), you need to find an appropriate combination of
performance range and load capacitance. Read through
the section “Dynamic Load Performance Consider-
ations” on page 145 to find a suitable setup.
Range Min. Cload (required for stable operation)
1100nF
24µF
320µF
4100µF
Range 1 max. current: 3 A DC, all other ranges 8 A DC
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