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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2024
Navitas Semiconductor Limited, Dublin, IE;
Victor Sinow, Fresno, CA (US);
Navitas Semiconductor Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method of operating a circuit is disclosed. The method includes providing an input terminal and a ground terminal coupled to a power supply, providing an output terminal and the ground terminal coupled to a load, providing a low-side circuit comprising a low-side power switch coupled between a switch node and the ground terminal, providing a high-side circuit comprising a high-side power switch coupled between the switch node and the output terminal, providing an inductor coupled between the switch node and the input terminal, detecting, by a controller, a valley of a voltage at the switch node, transmitting a signal, by the low-side circuit, to the high-side circuit in response to the controller detecting the valley, and turning on, by the high-side circuit, the high-side power switch for a time interval sufficient to generate a negative current in the inductor in response to receiving the signal.