Patent ID: 11936368
Assignee: WOLFSPEED, INC.
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a power path comprising a first field-effect transistor (FET), a second FET, and a primary conductive structure configured to connect the first FET and the second FET in series, the primary conductive structure comprising a source terminal, a phase terminal, and a drain terminal, wherein a primary parasitic inductor exists within the power path between the drain terminal and a drain of the first FET due to a geometric configuration of the primary conductive structure;
a first gate path comprising a first secondary conductive structure that is connected to both a gate and a source of the first FET, wherein a first secondary parasitic inductor exists within the first gate path due to a geometric configuration of the first secondary conductive structure; and
a second gate path comprising a second secondary conductive structure that is connected to both a gate and a source of the second FET, wherein a second secondary parasitic inductor exists within the second gate path due to a geometric configuration of the second secondary conductive structure,
wherein the first gate path is physically located between the drain terminal and the phase terminal and the second gate path is physically located between the phase terminal and the source terminal;
wherein the first secondary conductive structure and the second secondary conductive structure are configured such that mutual coupling between the first secondary parasitic inductor and the primary parasitic inductor and mutual coupling between the second secondary parasitic inductor and the primary parasitic inductor are substantially symmetrical.