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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2024
Amber Semiconductor, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Mark Telefus, Orinda, CA (US);
Nicholas Joseph Layshot, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Harry Rodriguez, San Jose, CA (US);
Amber Semiconductor, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided to utilize a common node of a solid-state AC switch as a DC ground reference node for DC power generation and control circuitry of an intelligent electrical device (e.g., intelligent dimmer switch, intelligent circuit breaker, etc.). For example, a device comprises a solid-state AC switch, and a power converter circuit. The solid-state AC switch comprises a first solid-state switch and a second solid-state switch which are coupled back-to-back to common node of the solid-state AC switch. The power converter circuit is coupled to the common node of the solid-state AC switch and is configured to convert an AC voltage to a DC voltage. The common node of the solid-state AC switch is utilized as a DC ground node of the power converter circuit, and the DC voltage output from the power converter circuit is ground referenced to the common node of the solid-state AC switch.