Many application notes and designs ignore the ringing waveforms and operate the converter without addressing the issue. There are two problems with this: firstly, there is excessive voltage on the drain of the FET which can lead to avalanche breakdown and eventually failure of the device. Secondly, the ringing energy will be radiated and conducted throughout the power supply, load, and electronic system, creating noise issues and even logic errors. The ringing frequency will also show up as a peak of the EMI spectrum in both radiated and conducted EMI.