Modular power converter having reduced switching loss
AssigneeInternational Rectifier Corporation
InventorsAhmed Masood, Hongying Helen Ding, Dong Wang
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Abstract
In one implementation, a modular power converter having a reduced switching loss includes a package, a field-effect transistor (FET) including a gate terminal, a drain terminal, and a source terminal, and fabricated on a semiconductor die situated inside the package, and a driver circuit inside the package. The driver circuit is configured to drive the gate terminal of the FET. The driver circuit is further configured to sample a drain-to-source voltage (VDS) of the FET directly from the drain terminal and the source terminal, thereby enabling the reduced switching loss.
Claims11
A modular power converter having a reduced switching loss, said modular power converter comprising:
- a package;
- a field-effect transistor (FET) including a gate terminal, a drain terminal, and a source terminal fabricated on a semiconductor die situated inside said package;
- a driver circuit inside said package, said driver circuit configured to drive said gate terminal of said FET;
- said driver circuit further configured to sample a drain-to-source voltage (VDS) of said FET directly from said drain terminal and said source terminal, thereby enabling said reduced switching loss.
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