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DS641F2

CS8421

4.6

Power Supply, Grounding, and PCB Layout

The CS8421 operates from a VD = +2.5 V and VL = +3.3 V or +5.0 V supply. These supplies may be set

independently. Follow normal supply decoupling practices; see Figure 6.

Extensive use of power and ground planes, ground-plane fill in unused areas, and surface-mount decou-

pling capacitors are recommended. Decoupling capacitors should be mounted on the same side of the

board as the CS8421 to minimize inductance effects, and all decoupling capacitors should be as close to

the CS8421 as possible. The pin of the configuration resistors not connected to MS_SEL, SAIF, and SAOF

should be connected as close as possible to VL or GND.

The CS8421 is available in the compact QFN package. The underside of the QFN package reveals a metal

pad that serves as a thermal relief to provide for optimal heat dissipation. This pad must mate with an equally

dimensioned copper pad on the PCB and must be electrically connected to ground. A series of vias should

be used to connect this copper pad to one or more larger ground planes on other PCB layers.