CONVERTER CONFIGURED TO CONVERT A DC INPUT VOLTAGE TO A DC OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE RESISTIVE ELEMENT
First Claim
1. A converter configured to convert a DC input voltage to a DC output voltage, the converter comprising:
- a high-side driver circuit having a first terminal coupled to a first die pad;
a high-side transistor having a drain terminal coupled to a second die pad and a source terminal coupled to a third die pad;
a low-side transistor having a source terminal coupled to a fourth die pad and a drain terminal coupled to a fifth die pad;
a resistive element coupled between the source terminal of the high-side transistor and the drain terminal of the low-side transistor, wherein a second terminal of the high-side driver circuit is coupled to a sixth die pad; and
at least one inductive element, separate from the resistive element, coupled between the third die pad and the fifth die pad, wherein a first electrical path, comprising the resistive element, connects the source terminal of the high-side transistor to the drain terminal of the low-side transistor, and wherein a second electrical path, separate from the first electrical path and comprising the at least one inductive element, further connects the source terminal of the high-side transistor to the drain terminal of the low-side transistor.
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Abstract
A converter configured to convert a DC input voltage to a DC output voltage, may include: a high-side driver circuit having a first terminal coupled to a first die pad; a high-side transistor having a drain terminal coupled to a second die pad and a source terminal coupled to a third die pad; and a low-side transistor having a source terminal coupled to a fourth die pad and a drain terminal coupled to a fifth die pad. The converter may further include a resistive element coupled between the source terminal of the high-side transistor and the drain terminal of the low-side transistor, where a second terminal of the high-side driver circuit is coupled to a sixth die pad.
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21 Claims
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1. A converter configured to convert a DC input voltage to a DC output voltage, the converter comprising:
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a high-side driver circuit having a first terminal coupled to a first die pad; a high-side transistor having a drain terminal coupled to a second die pad and a source terminal coupled to a third die pad; a low-side transistor having a source terminal coupled to a fourth die pad and a drain terminal coupled to a fifth die pad; a resistive element coupled between the source terminal of the high-side transistor and the drain terminal of the low-side transistor, wherein a second terminal of the high-side driver circuit is coupled to a sixth die pad; and at least one inductive element, separate from the resistive element, coupled between the third die pad and the fifth die pad, wherein a first electrical path, comprising the resistive element, connects the source terminal of the high-side transistor to the drain terminal of the low-side transistor, and wherein a second electrical path, separate from the first electrical path and comprising the at least one inductive element, further connects the source terminal of the high-side transistor to the drain terminal of the low-side transistor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A converter configured to convert a DC input voltage to a DC output voltage, the converter comprising:
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a high-side switching transistor coupled between a voltage input node and a high-side switching node; a low-side switching transistor coupled between a low-side switching node and a ground node; a first resistive element coupled between the high-side switching node and the low-side switching node; and a high-side driver having a first terminal coupled to a boot node and a second terminal coupled to an auxiliary switching node different from the low-side switching node and the high-side switching node, the high-side driver being configured to control an operation of the high-side switching transistor, wherein a first electrical path, comprising the first resistive element, directly connects the high-side switching node to the low-side switching node, and wherein a second electrical path, separate from the first electrical path and comprising at least one inductive element, further directly connects the high-side switching node to the low-side switching node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A converter configured to convert a DC input voltage to a DC output voltage, the converter comprising:
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a high-side transistor having a drain terminal and a source terminal respectively coupled to a voltage input pin and a switching pin of a package by a first pair of bonding wires; a high-side driver having a first terminal and a second terminal respectively coupled to a boot pin and the switching pin of the package by a second pair of bonding wires different from the first pair of bonding wires, the high-side driver being configured to output a high-side drive signal to a gate terminal of the high-side transistor; a low-side transistor having a drain terminal and a source terminal respectively coupled to the switching pin and a ground pin of the package by a third pair of bonding wires different from the second pair of bonding wires; a first resistive element coupled between the source terminal of the high-side transistor and the drain terminal of the low-side transistor; a boot capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the switching pin of the package and a second terminal coupled to the boot pin of the package; and an output inductor having a first terminal tied to the switching pin of the package and the first terminal of the boot capacitor, wherein the DC output voltage is produced at a second pin of the output inductor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 21)
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