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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) Ltd, Hangzhou, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD, Hangzhou, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/0009 (2021.05); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); H02M 3/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current sampling circuit for a multi-level DC-DC converter having first and second power switches connected in series, and a first inductor having one terminal coupled to a common node of the first and second power switches, where the current sampling circuit is configured to: receive a first signal representing a current flowing through the first power switch; receive a second signal representing a current flowing through the second power switch; and generate a third signal representing an inductor current flowing through the first inductor according to the first signal and the second signal.