US 2026/0239730 A1 · SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE REGULATORS EMPLOYING III-N TRANSISTORS

Abstract

Disclosed herein are IC structures with SCVRs employing III-N transistors, as well as associated packages, assemblies, and devices. In one aspect, an IC structure may include a plurality of pairs of III-N transistors, the plurality of pairs including a first pair including a first III-N transistor and a second III-N transistor, and a second pair including a first III-N transistor and a second III-N transistor; a first isolation structure between the first and second III-N transistors of the first pair; and a second isolation structure between the first and second III-N transistors of the second pair in which: the first III-N transistor of the first pair and the first III-N transistor of the second pair are in-phase transistors of an SCVR, and the second III-N transistor of the first pair and the second III-N transistor of the second pair are out-of-phase transistors of the SCVR.

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Dependent claims

An integrated circuit (IC) structure, comprising:

a plurality of pairs of III-N transistors, the plurality of pairs comprising:
a first pair comprising a first III-N transistor and a second III-N transistor, and
a second pair comprising a first III-N transistor and a second III-N transistor;
a first isolation structure between the first and second III-N transistors of the first pair;
and
a second isolation structure between the first and second III-N transistors of the second pair,
wherein:
the first III-N transistor of the first pair and the first III-N transistor of the second pair are in-phase transistors of a switched capacitor voltage regulator (SCVR), and
the second III-N transistor of the first pair and the second III-N transistor of the second pair are out-of-phase transistors of the SCVR.

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An integrated circuit (IC) structure, comprising:

a plurality of pairs of III-N transistors, the plurality of pairs comprising a first pair, a second pair, a third pair, and a fourth pair,
wherein:
an individual pair of the plurality of pairs includes a first III-N transistor and a second III-N transistor,
the first III-N transistors of the plurality of pairs are in-phase transistors of a switched capacitor voltage regulator (SCVR),
the second III-N transistor of the plurality of pairs are out-of-phase transistors of the SCVR, and
the first III-N transistors of adjacent pairs of the plurality of pairs are arranged on a diagonal.

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An integrated circuit (IC) structure, comprising:

a plurality of pairs of III-N transistors, the plurality of pairs comprising a first pair, a second pair, a third pair, and a fourth pair, wherein an individual pair of the plurality of pairs includes a first III-N transistor and a second III-N transistor, an individual III-N transistor of the plurality of pairs includes a first terminal and a second terminal, one of the first terminal and the second terminal is a source terminal, and another one of the first terminal and the second terminal is a drain terminal;
a first conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor of the first pair and having a second portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the second transistor of the first pair;
a second conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor of the second pair and having a second portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the second transistor of the second pair;
a third conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor of the second third and having a second portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the second transistor of the third pair;
a fourth conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor of the fourth pair and having a second portion electrically coupled to the second terminal of the second transistor of the fourth pair;
a fifth conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the first terminal of the first transistor of the first pair and having a second portion electrically coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor of the second pair;
a sixth conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the first terminal of the first transistor of the second pair and having a second portion electrically coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor of the third pair;
and
a seventh conductive line having a first portion electrically coupled to the first terminal of the first transistor of the third pair and having a second portion electrically coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor of the fourth pair,
wherein:
the first conductive line is substantially parallel to at least one of the second conductive line, the third conductive line, and the fourth conductive line, and
the first conductive line is substantially perpendicular to at least one of the fifth conductive line, the sixth conductive line, and the seventh conductive line.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Switched capacitor voltage regulators employing iii-n transistors

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Switched capacitor voltage regulators employing iii-n transistors

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