Patent ID: 11962242
Assignee: EMPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A switching converter circuit, comprising:
a first switch coupled to a first voltage source;
a second switch coupled to the first switch;
a third switch coupled to the second switch, and coupled to a power output terminal;
a fourth switch coupled to the third switch, and coupled to the power output terminal;
a fifth switch coupled to the fourth switch;
a sixth switch coupled to the fifth switch, and coupled to a second voltage source;
a first inverter circuit having a first input terminal and a first output terminal, the first output terminal coupled to the first switch; and
a second inverter circuit having a second input terminal and a second output terminal, the second output terminal coupled to the sixth switch;
wherein the first inverter circuit comprises a ground connection and the second inverter circuit comprises a power connection, and wherein the power connection of the second inverter circuit is arranged to receive current from the ground connection of the first inverter circuit through a transistor.