A processing system comprising: a first processing module; a second processing module that is connected to said first processing module, wherein said first and second processing modules (400, 402) are connected in series between first and second reference potentials; characterised in that the processing system further comprises: an operating system that is connected to said first and second processing modules (400, 402) and that performs throttling of said first and second processing modules (400, 402) to reduce a difference in current consumption between said first and second processing modules (400, 402), wherein said throttling includes one of lowering and increasing an operating frequency of at least one of said first and second processing modules (400, 402); and a current balancing module that is connected to a node between said first and second processing modules (400, 402) and that reduces a difference in current consumption between said first and second processing modules (400, 402), wherein said current balancing module comprises a 2:1 DC/DC converter, and wherein the 2:1 DC/DC converter comprises: conduction switches (110a, 110b); inductance elements (104a, 104b) that are connected to said conduction switches (110a, 110b); and freewheeling switches (114a, 114b) that are connected in series respectively with said conduction switches (110a, 110b), wherein terminals are connected between (i) the conduction switches (110a, 110b), and (ii) the freewheeling switches (114a, 114b), and wherein the inductance elements (104a, 104b) are connected to the terminals. a first processing module; a second processing module that is connected to said first processing module, wherein said first and second processing modules (400, 402) are connected in series between first and second reference potentials; characterised in that the processing system further comprises: an operating system that is connected to said first and second processing modules (400, 402) and that performs throttling of said first and second processing modules (400, 402) to reduce a difference in current consumption between said first and second processing modules (400, 402), wherein said throttling includes one of lowering and increasing an operating frequency of at least one of said first and second processing modules (400, 402); and a current balancing module that is connected to a node between said first and second processing modules (400, 402) and that reduces a difference in current consumption between said first and second processing modules (400, 402), wherein said current balancing module comprises a 2:1 DC/DC converter, and wherein the 2:1 DC/DC converter comprises: conduction switches (110a, 110b); inductance elements (104a, 104b) that are connected to said conduction switches (110a, 110b); and freewheeling switches (114a, 114b) that are connected in series respectively with said conduction switches (110a, 110b), wherein terminals are connected between (i) the conduction switches (110a, 110b), and (ii) the freewheeling switches (114a, 114b), and wherein the inductance elements (104a, 104b) are connected to the terminals. an operating system that is connected to said first and second processing modules (400, 402) and that performs throttling of said first and second processing modules (400, 402) to reduce a difference in current consumption between said first and second processing modules (400, 402), wherein said throttling includes one of lowering and increasing an operating frequency of at least one of said first and second processing modules (400, 402); and a current balancing module that is connected to a node between said first and second processing modules (400, 402) and that reduces a difference in current consumption between said first and second processing modules (400, 402), wherein said current balancing module comprises a 2:1 DC/DC converter, and wherein the 2:1 DC/DC converter comprises: conduction switches (110a, 110b); inductance elements (104a, 104b) that are connected to said conduction switches (110a, 110b); and freewheeling switches (114a, 114b) that are connected in series respectively with said conduction switches (110a, 110b), wherein terminals are connected between (i) the conduction switches (110a, 110b), and (ii) the freewheeling switches (114a, 114b), and wherein the inductance elements (104a, 104b) are connected to the terminals. conduction switches (110a, 110b); inductance elements (104a, 104b) that are connected to said conduction switches (110a, 110b); and freewheeling switches (114a, 114b) that are connected in series respectively with said conduction switches (110a, 110b), wherein terminals are connected between (i) the conduction switches (110a, 110b), and (ii) the freewheeling switches (114a, 114b), and wherein the inductance elements (104a, 104b) are connected to the terminals.