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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Paul W Coteus, Yorktown, NY (US);
Andrew Ferencz, Southborough, MA (US);
Todd Takken, Brewster, NY (US);
Yuan Yao, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Xin Zhang, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided including a transformer including a first printed circuit board having one or more conducting layers, the one or more conducting layers forming, at least in part, a transformer coil; at least one inductor; and at least one continuous piece of conducting material external to the printed circuit board, where the at least one continuous piece of conducting material forms a connection between the transformer and the at least one inductor. A method is also provided for assembling a switched-mode power supply.