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US 12,009,750 B2Granted
Power source device
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsKazuki Sasao, Etsuji Kaneko, Hideki Ito
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Abstract
A DC/DC converter includes N inductors and N power modules which correspond to N phases. At least one of the N power modules is mounted on a sub-mounting surface that is opposite to a main mounting surface of a printed circuit board.
Claims7
A power source device comprising:
- an input line that receives a supply of a direct-current input voltage;
- an output line that is connected to a load;
- N inductors that correspond to N phases and each have one end connected to the output line, where N is an integer greater than zero and the N inductors are mounted to a main mounting surface of a printed circuit board;
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- N power modules that correspond to the N phases and each have an input pin, a switching
- pin, and a ground pin, the input pin being connected to the input line, the switching pin being connected to another end of a corresponding inductor, the ground pin being grounded, wherein:
- at least one of the N power modules is mounted on a sub-mounting surface that is opposite to the main mounting surface of the printed circuit board,
- the N inductors are linearly arranged in a first direction, wherein the first direction is an X-direction of the printed circuit board, and
- an i-th (i=1 to N) power module is disposed adjacently in a second direction, wherein the second direction is a Y-direction of the printed circuit board, to a corresponding i-th inductor, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.