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US 2019/0103814 A1Published application
Power module
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsYing-Chih Hsu, Eric Soenen, Alan Roth
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Abstract
A power converter module includes a ground terminal, an input voltage terminal confirmed to receive a raw input voltage, and an interconnection terminal configured to provide a regulated output voltage to a load such as a SOC or SIP system to be powered. A voltage regulator is connected to the ground terminal and the input voltage terminal. An inductor has an inductor output connected to the interconnection terminal.
Claims20
A power converter module, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a ground terminal;
- an input voltage terminal configured to receive a raw input voltage;
- an interconnection terminal configured to provide a regulated output voltage to a load;
- an inductor arranged on the substrate and having an inductor output connected to the interconnection terminal;
- and
- a voltage regulator situated over the inductor such that the inductor is positioned between the voltage regulator and the substrate, the voltage regulator connected to the ground terminal and the input voltage terminal, the inductor receiving an output of the voltage regulator.
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A modular power system, comprising:
- a ground terminal:
- an input voltage terminal configured to receive a raw input voltage;
- an interconnection terminal;
- a plurality of power modules, each of the power modules including:
- a voltage regulator connected to the ground terminal and the input voltage terminal
- an inductor receiving an output of the voltage regulator, the inductor having an inductor output connected to the interconnection terminal;
- wherein each of the power modules is characterized to output a predetermined current level.
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A method for providing power to a system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of power modules, each of the power modules configured to output a predetermined current level and including:
- an input voltage terminal configured to receive a raw input voltage and a ground terminal;
- a voltage regulator connected to the ground terminal and the input voltage terminal;
- an inductor having an inductor output connected to an interconnection terminal;
- wherein each of the power modules are characterized to output a predetermined current level;
- determining power requirements for a system to be powered;
- determining a number of the power modules required to meet the determined power requirements;
- interconnecting the number of the power modules together;
- and
- connecting the interconnected power modules to the system to be powered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.