diff --git a/boards/arduino-due/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/arduino-due/include/periph_conf.h
index fe187f43965b10949ec0c46ecea553516bad7887..b46d95b933cc7f0b77c8f460e807966aa4bc94af 100644
--- a/boards/arduino-due/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/arduino-due/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static const spi_conf_t spi_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_chan_conf_t pwm_chan[] = {
diff --git a/boards/frdm-k64f/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/frdm-k64f/include/periph_conf.h
index 9abbbb2f1f2237501461e4b155780a9d82b5ded8..ae52351682722e2e6b1cbd3aa99b96a4e8720b7e 100644
--- a/boards/frdm-k64f/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/frdm-k64f/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static const adc_conf_t adc_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/msba2/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/msba2/include/periph_conf.h
index 916952ee6f5acde0744e6a1689641a46ce3efa73..5dcb6a20edc3f5faf0487f3a27adf19f56200f50 100644
--- a/boards/msba2/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/msba2/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM device and pinout configuration
+ * @name    PWM device and pinout configuration
  *
  * Currently, we only support a single device and 3 channels, the implementation
  * is fixed on PWM1.
diff --git a/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h
index 380d384bd7d88690970dba32c85809df2d0a12c7..db29cb2d6df8e600f1c1621889d280819cf1b418 100644
--- a/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static const timer_conf_t timer_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/mulle/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/mulle/include/periph_conf.h
index 80b5dc64566b95b5e8b0fac8581709802c2a9dc6..fe29f1e1ebf642debec6c1208d258f822dad8d09 100644
--- a/boards/mulle/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/mulle/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static const adc_conf_t adc_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f030/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f030/include/periph_conf.h
index 09c4c04e6fc0c4a86d89933b5b84e049b8b0812f..4eac0dc6f2014fc5b08618fc5d89b1533f0cce25 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f030/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f030/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f070/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f070/include/periph_conf.h
index 853e1327d8a2b0221a7ee548e699330377b64ddd..527f94085489576639f21b09d7d23fe1aae0ad4e 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f070/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f070/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f072/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f072/include/periph_conf.h
index 03191d5ae2e9c177fa5f76d7f6e02b809192e32c..47b6141eb4cc55d2a6f1d3728091dad0c1cce0e4 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f072/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f072/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f091/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f091/include/periph_conf.h
index eaadc7c68fd6c75d35ad4e3d1f018090904aed3b..f00eca16f3a519fe730cfb54c2188a9ddbb366f2 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f091/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f091/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static const spi_conf_t spi_config[] = {
 
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h
index 6dab5d1ea13e29d04f541713b67dd31ee9670993..8e4a89a29ba18db10e2055ee4c22d163d5627bc4 100755
--- a/boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f303/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f334/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f334/include/periph_conf.h
index 94d228e72e65dda6c94c2aad90c7514b649404ff..6b556a7c531a6ce7be1aa219544bc0f431d64e11 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f334/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f334/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f401/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f401/include/periph_conf.h
index e88756136e61164130ec0100f26902b9f54d5962..fe952cd7731dcc03115fad7ce7def491933fd47b 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f401/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f401/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f446/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f446/include/periph_conf.h
index bb5629a79d57430feae88c1f2b9ac8cd9d5fd283..5a129bb218dcc3ff12a549027e59114b5cfc71ee 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f446/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f446/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo144-f207/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo144-f207/include/periph_conf.h
index 311aacafad1227e6d5ab2a6f595052d70bbc4b23..f0c6c64b0c3ea58fdc4586fbffd5fdca92eb8865 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo144-f207/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo144-f207/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo32-f042/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo32-f042/include/periph_conf.h
index 102a5bb3fc6b1bf1477f42a8261dd223744de7a2..5854163543298b748c40d5f0ffd89eb251f4af4b 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo32-f042/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo32-f042/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/nucleo32-f303/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo32-f303/include/periph_conf.h
index 5709344046cf1f3651e8e3abbff40c30f1041685..a8f3b7cff8096c9bda018d8faf463ac287e3afa4 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo32-f303/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo32-f303/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/periph_conf.h
index c587b9970020ed0f72dd55b02c44f6cf41dbfa9a..1d93a93f89733010596495e26629c11cd6fbae4a 100644
--- a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static const adc_conf_t adc_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/stm32f3discovery/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/stm32f3discovery/include/periph_conf.h
index cfb2aa099475f0ba7f482643145a605ce851a20e..c095d8c48c8be57c3de5524bb8b707e777338a25 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f3discovery/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/stm32f3discovery/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {
diff --git a/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h
index 20fe2121efd0ab45b9d0a4d135c0abf14fe3969b..18af0c234504ee7e56d94a3f21d6719b99cb7416 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 /** @} */
 
 /**
- * @brief   PWM configuration
+ * @name    PWM configuration
  * @{
  */
 static const pwm_conf_t pwm_config[] = {