To obtain optimal performance, the decoupling capacitor from the IN pin to the GND pin and the output filter capacitor from the OUT pin to the GND pin should be placed as close as possible to the device, with short trace runs to both IN, OUT, and GND.

• All low-current GND connections should be kept separate from the high-current charge or discharge paths from the battery. Use a single-point ground technique incorporating both the small signal ground path and the power ground path.
• The high current charge paths into the IN pin and from the OUT pin must be sized appropriately for the maximum charge current in order to avoid voltage drops in these traces.