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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2023
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Claudio Adragna, Monza, IT;
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a converter includes a bootstrap capacitor, a high-side switch, a low-side switch, an auxiliary switch, and a controller. The bootstrap capacitor has a first terminal coupled to a floating ground node. The high-side switch has a source terminal coupled to the bootstrap capacitor through the floating ground node. The auxiliary switch has a drain terminal coupled to the bootstrap capacitor through the floating ground node. The controller provides a first control signal to a control terminal of the high-side switch, provides a second control signal to a control terminal of the low-side switch, and provides a third control signal to a control terminal of the auxiliary switch. The third control signal is based on a condition associated with the converter after the first control signal and the second control signal deactivate the high-side switch and the low-side switch respectively.