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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Halo Microelectronics International, Campbell, CA (US);
Suming Lai, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenneth Chung-Yin Kwok, Irvine, CA (US);
Halo Microelectronics International, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A power converter includes a plurality of power switches connected in series between a system ground and an input voltage bus, wherein an upper power switch located between the input voltage bus and an output terminal of the power converter, and immediately adjacent to the output terminal of the power converter is configured as an isolation switch including two back-to-back connected diodes and a bulk terminal, and wherein a connection of the bulk terminal is reconfigurable, and a driver configured to drive the upper power switch immediately adjacent to the output terminal of the power converter.