Power converters having capacitive energy transfer elements and arrangements of energy storage elements for power converters
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorDavid Michael Giuliano
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Abstract
A power converter includes a PCB and a semiconductor die coupled to the PCB. The semiconductor die includes first through fourth switching devices. The power converter further includes a first energy storage element electrically connected to the first and second switching devices and a second energy storage element electrically connected to the third and fourth switching devices. The first energy storage element is mounted over the first and second switching devices and the second energy storage element is mounted over the third and fourth switching devices.
Claims21
A power converter comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB);
- a semiconductor die coupled to the PCB, the semiconductor die including first through fourth switching devices;
- a first energy storage element electrically connected to the first and second switching devices;
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- a second energy storage element electrically connected to the third and fourth switching devices,
- wherein the first energy storage element is mounted over the first and second switching devices and the second energy storage element is mounted over the third and fourth switching devices.
An arrangement of energy storage elements comprising:
- a semiconductor die including a plurality of switching devices, the switching devices configured as switch-mode power converter;
- at least one energy storage element electrically connected to one or more of the switching devices,
- wherein the at least one energy storage element is mounted over a top planner surface of the semiconductor die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.