A switching power stage for producing an output voltage (Vout) to a load, comprising: a configurable switched mode power converter, comprising: a power inductor; a plurality of switches (51,...,59) configured to sequentially operate in a plurality of switch configurations; and an output configured to produce the output voltage (Vout), the output comprising a first output terminal and a second output terminal; and a controller configured to, for at least one range of magnitudes of the output voltage: control the plurality of switches (51,...,59) to operate in at least three switching phases per switching cycle of the configurable switched mode power converter in order to generate the output voltage (Vout), wherein switching cycles of the configurable switched mode power converter are approximately equal in period; and control the plurality of switches (51,...,59) to apply for each of the at least three switching phases a respective switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations in order to achieve at least one of: maintenance of a continuous current of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); maintenance of a continuous peak current (I pk) of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); and regulation of a common mode voltage (V CM) of the first output terminal and the second output terminal. a configurable switched mode power converter, comprising: a power inductor; a plurality of switches (51,...,59) configured to sequentially operate in a plurality of switch configurations; and an output configured to produce the output voltage (Vout), the output comprising a first output terminal and a second output terminal; and a power inductor; a plurality of switches (51,...,59) configured to sequentially operate in a plurality of switch configurations; and an output configured to produce the output voltage (Vout), the output comprising a first output terminal and a second output terminal; and a controller configured to, for at least one range of magnitudes of the output voltage: control the plurality of switches (51,...,59) to operate in at least three switching phases per switching cycle of the configurable switched mode power converter in order to generate the output voltage (Vout), wherein switching cycles of the configurable switched mode power converter are approximately equal in period; and control the plurality of switches (51,...,59) to apply for each of the at least three switching phases a respective switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations in order to achieve at least one of: maintenance of a continuous current of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); maintenance of a continuous peak current (I pk) of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); and regulation of a common mode voltage (V CM) of the first output terminal and the second output terminal. control the plurality of switches (51,...,59) to operate in at least three switching phases per switching cycle of the configurable switched mode power converter in order to generate the output voltage (Vout), wherein switching cycles of the configurable switched mode power converter are approximately equal in period; and control the plurality of switches (51,...,59) to apply for each of the at least three switching phases a respective switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations in order to achieve at least one of: maintenance of a continuous current of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); maintenance of a continuous peak current (I pk) of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); and regulation of a common mode voltage (V CM) of the first output terminal and the second output terminal. maintenance of a continuous current of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); maintenance of a continuous peak current (I pk) of the power inductor throughout a dynamic range of the output voltage (Vout); and regulation of a common mode voltage (V CM) of the first output terminal and the second output terminal.