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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2012
Jason Patrick Henning, Carrboro, NC (US);
Qingchun Zhang, Cary, NC (US);
Sei-hyung Ryu, Cary, NC (US);
Anant Kumar Agarwal, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Williams Palmour, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Allen, Apex, NC (US);
Jason Patrick Henning, Carrboro, NC (US);
Qingchun Zhang, Cary, NC (US);
Sei-Hyung Ryu, Cary, NC (US);
Anant Kumar Agarwal, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Williams Palmour, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Allen, Apex, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A power module is disclosed that includes a housing with an interior chamber wherein multiple switch modules are mounted within the interior chamber. The switch modules comprise multiple transistors and diodes that are interconnected to facilitate switching power to a load. In one embodiment, at least one of the switch modules supports a current density of at least 10 amperes per cm.