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Switched-mode power converter with split partitioning

US9312760B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies Austria AG · AT

Inventors

Christoph Sandner · Villach, AT
Roman Riederer · Villach, AT
Josef Höglauer · Heimstetten, DE
Stephan Auer · Dachau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 16, 2013
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/0081
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power converter is described that includes components arranged within a first die and a second die of a single package. The first die includes one or more first switches coupled to a switching node of a power stage. The second die includes one or more second switches coupled to the switching node of the power stage, a feedback control unit configured to detect a current level at the one or more second switches of the power stage, and a controller unit configured to control the one or more first switches and the one or more second switches of the power stage based at least in part on the current level detected by the feedback control unit.

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