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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Niccolò Brambilla, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Valeria Bottarel, Novara, IT;
Sandro Rossi, Pavia, IT;
Alessandro Saccà, Milan, IT;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A DC/DC converter including a low side and a high side is disclosed. The converter includes a first switching device being part of the low side, a low side current generator configured to generate a low side current flowing in the first switching device, a second switching device, a compensation resistor coupled in series to the second switching device, a valley current reference current generator configured to generate a valley current threshold current (I) flowing in the second switching device and in the compensation resistor for obtaining a first voltage value, and a comparator configured to compare the first voltage value and a reference voltage for generating an error signal as a function of the comparison, the error signal controlling a conductivity of the first switching device of the low side.