/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/tps54a20evm-evaluation---part-3This is part three of evaluating a TPS54A20 on an evaluation board. The TPS54A20 is a buck converter with aninteresting topology - it has two phases merged with a switched-capacitor. This isn&#39;t a formal road test (Iwas given the board by jancumps , nien-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/tps54a20evm-evaluation---part-3Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:29:26 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:643acfe9-b15d-473a-8202-8a99fe5cd879Jan Cumps1<p>Have you tried to get the efficiency?</p><p>The advantage of this design seems to be that, with the series capacitor taking half of the stepdown duty and the inductor replaced by two inductors, the footprint of the design is low.</p><p>The whole design fits in a tiny shallow space. On the other hand, it doesn&#39;t win the efficiency award, does it?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2354&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/tps54a20evm-evaluation---part-3Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:58:50 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:643acfe9-b15d-473a-8202-8a99fe5cd879DAB0<p>Very good informative report.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well done.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2354&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">