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TPS54202 12 V to 5 V / 1 A Synchronous Buck Converter Molecule
Public Unreviewedby John Lauer
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Step 16: Copper pours
pour every net the spec names, keepouts along Kelvin taps, thermal and stitching vias, land, measure the copper kept
Visits
- 2026-10-18T21:03:53Z
- 2026-10-18T21:45:54Z (a return: Open the SW patch throat across (113.7, 87.3) so peak current density drops below 60 A/mm2)
- 2026-10-18T22:06:17Z
- 2026-10-18T22:24:52Z (a return: Widen VOUT F.Cu pour from 52 mm2 to ~70 mm2 so L1 0.12 W copper area rise drops from 60 C to ~44 C (below 55 C budget))
What the binary checked
land-pours
- after: B.Cu 512.43; F.Cu 459.98
- before: B.Cu 512.43; F.Cu 459.94
- coverageAfter: B.Cu 91.51; F.Cu 82.14
- failed: 0 item(s)
- groups: 1 item(s)
Screenshots and drawings
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Clips
AI usage (Google Antigravity)
66 model calls: 195,444 fresh input, 12,412,488 cached input and 38,517 output tokens.
# Step 16: Copper pours
pour every net the spec names, keepouts along Kelvin taps, thermal and stitching vias, land, measure the copper kept
## Visits
- 2026-10-18T21:03:53Z
- 2026-10-18T21:45:54Z (a return: Open the SW patch throat across (113.7, 87.3) so peak current density drops below 60 A/mm2)
- 2026-10-18T22:06:17Z
- 2026-10-18T22:24:52Z (a return: Widen VOUT F.Cu pour from 52 mm2 to ~70 mm2 so L1 0.12 W copper area rise drops from 60 C to ~44 C (below 55 C budget))
## What the binary checked
### land-pours
- **after**: B.Cu 512.43; F.Cu 459.98
- **before**: B.Cu 512.43; F.Cu 459.94
- **coverageAfter**: B.Cu 91.51; F.Cu 82.14
- **failed**: 0 item(s)
- **groups**: 1 item(s)
## Screenshots and drawings
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## Clips
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## AI usage (Google Antigravity)
66 model calls: 195,444 fresh input, 12,412,488 cached input and 38,517 output tokens.