A physical topology for receiving top and bottom power electronic switches, each power electronic switch including a collector, a gate and an emitter, the topology comprising: a top collector trace and a positive voltage power supply tab connected thereto, the top collector trace having a connection area for the collector of the top power electronic switch; a bottom emitter trace and a negative voltage power supply tab connected thereto, the bottom emitter trace having a connection area for the emitter of the bottom power electronic switch; a middle trace and a load tab connected thereto, the middle trace having a connection area for the emitter of the top power electronic switch and a connection area for the collector of the bottom power electronic switch, the middle trace forming a top emitter inductance between the connection area for the emitter of the top power electronic switch and the load tab, the middle trace also forming a bottom collector inductance between the load tab and the connection area for the collector of the bottom power electronic switch; a top power electronic switch emitter voltage sampling point located on the middle trace within the connection area for the emitter of the top power electronic switch; a bottom power electronic switch collector voltage sampling point located within a connection area of the middle trace to the load tab; a bottom power electronic switch emitter voltage sampling point located on the bottom emitter trace within the connection area for the emitter of the bottom power electronic switch; characterized in that the middle trace is unitary and continuous; and the topology further comprises a negative voltage power supply tab sampling point located within a connection area of the bottom emitter trace to the negative voltage power supply tab. a top collector trace and a positive voltage power supply tab connected thereto, the top collector trace having a connection area for the collector of the top power electronic switch; a bottom emitter trace and a negative voltage power supply tab connected thereto, the bottom emitter trace having a connection area for the emitter of the bottom power electronic switch; a middle trace and a load tab connected thereto, the middle trace having a connection area for the emitter of the top power electronic switch and a connection area for the collector of the bottom power electronic switch, the middle trace forming a top emitter inductance between the connection area for the emitter of the top power electronic switch and the load tab, the middle trace also forming a bottom collector inductance between the load tab and the connection area for the collector of the bottom power electronic switch; a top power electronic switch emitter voltage sampling point located on the middle trace within the connection area for the emitter of the top power electronic switch; a bottom power electronic switch collector voltage sampling point located within a connection area of the middle trace to the load tab; a bottom power electronic switch emitter voltage sampling point located on the bottom emitter trace within the connection area for the emitter of the bottom power electronic switch; characterized in that the middle trace is unitary and continuous; and the topology further comprises a negative voltage power supply tab sampling point located within a connection area of the bottom emitter trace to the negative voltage power supply tab.