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The bootstrap capacitor must be sized to maintain the bootstrap voltage above the undervoltage lockout for normal operation. Equation 13 calculates the maximum allowable voltage drop across the bootstrap capacitor:

ΔVBSTX=12V – 0.85V – 4.45V = 6.7V
where
In the example, allowed voltage drop across bootstrap capacitor is 6.7V. TI generally recommends that ripple voltage on both the bootstrap capacitor and GVDD capacitor are minimized as much as possible. Many of commercial, industrial, and automotive applications use ripple value between 0.5V to 1V.
The total charge needed per switching cycle can be estimated with Equation 14:
QTOT=54nC + 115μA/20kHz = 54nC + 5.8nC = 59.8nC
where
The minimum bootstrap capacitor can then be estimated as below assuming 1V of ΔVBSTx:

CBST_MIN= 59.8nC / 1V = 59.8nF
The calculated value of minimum bootstrap capacitor is 59.8nF. Note that, this value of capacitance is needed at full bias voltage. In practice, the value of the bootstrap capacitor must be greater than calculated value to allow for situations where the power stage can skip pulse due to various transient conditions. TI recommends to use a 100nF bootstrap capacitor in this example. TI recommends to include enough margin and place the bootstrap capacitor as close to the BSTx and SHx pins as possible.

CGVDD= 10*100nF= 1μF
For this example application, choose a 1μF CGVDD capacitor. Choose a capacitor with a voltage rating at least twice the maximum voltage that the capacitor is exposed to because most ceramic capacitors lose significant capacitance when biased. This value also improves the long-term reliability of the system.