SNVSCF0A October 2024 – December 2025 LM65680-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION
While the addition of feedforward capacitor CFF does not change the response of the system at DC or lower frequencies, the capacitor helps reduce the impedance from VOUT to FB at higher frequencies. A high-frequency deviation of the output voltage (due to a fast load transient) couples to the FB node, allowing the error amplifier to respond immediately.
Addition of the CFF capacitor creates an additional pole and zero in the frequency domain. The zero contributes phase boost at crossover to improve the phase margin. Meanwhile, the pole helps to rolloff the gain above crossover and increase the gain margin. Equation 52 and Equation 53 give the zero and pole frequencies as:
Optimize the value of CFF to provide optimal phase boost at crossover. Position the the zero and pole frequencies according to Equation 54 such that fC,NO–FF, the crossover frequency without feedforward, is between the zero and pole frequencies created by CFF.
Substituting Equation 52 and Equation 53 into Equation 54 results in Equation 55, which is now a function of RFB1, RFB2, and fC,NO–FF.
where CFF,OPT is the feedforward capacitance that provides maximum phase boost.
As this design requires only 10° of phase boost, a value for CFF of 2.2pF is sufficient. Use the quickstart calculator to check the bode plot and stability parameters, and then verify the final design during bench evaluation. In any event, TI recommends to leave a placeholder for CFF in the PCB layout for added design flexibility.