Patent ID: 9590514
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H01F,H01L,H02M,Y02B

Claim:
1. A power converter, comprising: input terminals configured to receive an input voltage; a carbon nanotube-based (CNT-based) field effect transistor coupled to the input terminals via a first CNT conductor composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs); a CNT-based inductor composed of CNTs within a coil-shaped trench of a substrate, the inductor conductively coupled to the CNT-based FET via a second CNT conductor composed of CNTs; a CNT-based capacitor having a plurality of conductors composed of CNTs, the CNT-based capacitor conductively coupled to the CNT-based inductor via a third CNT conductor composed of CNTs; and output terminals conductively coupled to the CNT-based capacitor, wherein the power converter is configured to control an output voltage across the output terminals based on the input voltage.