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Application Information (Continued)

Connect the ground pins of the LM3370, and filter ca-

pacitors together using generous component-side cop-

per fill as a pseudo-ground plane. Then, connect this to

the ground-plane (if one is used) with several vias. This

reduces ground-plane noise by preventing the switching

currents from circulating through the ground plane. It

also reduces ground bounce at the LM3370 by giving it

a low-impedance ground connection.

Use wide traces between the power components and for

power connections to the DC-DC converter circuit. This

reduces voltage errors caused by resistive losses across

the traces.

Route noise sensitive traces, such as the voltage feed-

back path, away from noisy traces between the power

components. The voltage feedback trace must remain

close to the LM3370 circuit and should be direct but

should be routed opposite to noisy components. This

reduces EMI radiated onto the DC-DC converter’s own

voltage feedback trace.

Place noise sensitive circuitry, such as radio IF blocks,

away from the DC-DC converter, CMOS digital blocks

and other noisy circuitry. Interference with noise-

sensitive circuitry in the system can be reduced through

distance.

In mobile phones, for example, a common practice is to

place the DC-DC converter on one corner of the board,

arrange the CMOS digital circuitry around it (since this also

generates noise), and then place sensitive preamplifiers and

IF stages on the diagonally opposing corner. Often, the

sensitive circuitry is shielded with a metal pan and power to

it is post-regulated to reduce conducted noise, using low-

dropout linear regulators.

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