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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Anpec Electronics Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Han Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Fu-Chuan Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
ANPEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A power converter including switch components having different safe operating areas is provided. A first terminal of a first high-side switch is coupled to a common voltage. A first terminal of a first low-side switch is connected to a second terminal of the first high-side switch. A second terminal of the first low-side switch is grounded. A first terminal of a second low-side switch is connected to a node between the second terminal of the first high-side switch and the first terminal of the first low-side switch. A second terminal of the second low-side switch is grounded. A safe operating area of the second low-side switch is larger than a safe operating area of the first low-side switch. After the first low-side switch is turned off, the second low-side switch is turned off Before the first low-side switch is turned on, the second low-side switch is turned on.