Patent ID: 7405497

Claim:
A power supply system comprising: a package housing; a first circuitry portion, the first circuitry portion comprising at least one first power conversion switch structured to perform power conversion switching to facilitate conversion of at least a first power input signal into a first power output signal; a second circuitry portion, the second circuitry portion comprising at least one second power conversion switch structured to perform power conversion switching to facilitate conversion of at least the first power input signal into a second power output signal; a third circuitry portion, the third circuitry portion comprising at least one third power conversion switch structured to perform power conversion switching to facilitate conversion of at least the first power input signal into a third power output signal; a fourth circuitry portion, the fourth circuitry portion comprising at least one fourth power conversion switch structured to perform power conversion switching to facilitate conversion of at least the first power input signal into a fourth power output signal; a fifth circuitry portion, the fifth circuitry portion comprising at least one fifth power conversion switch structured to perform power conversion switching to facilitate conversion of the first power input signal into a fifth power output signal; a control logic block, located within the package housing, the control logic block being structured and located to at least partially control the operation of the at least one first power conversion switch, the at least one second power conversion switch, the at least one third power conversion switch, the at least one fourth power conversion switch, and the at least one fifth power conversion switch; a first switch driver for controlling the position of the at least one first power conversion switch; a second switch driver for controlling the position of the at least one second power conversion switch; a third switch driver for controlling the position of the at least one third power conversion switch; a fourth switch driver for controlling the position of the at least one fourth power conversion switch; a fifth switch driver for controlling the position of the at least one fifth power conversion switch; a control input/output port, located within the package housing, the control input/output port being structured and located to receive at least one communication signal from outside of the package housing, wherein: a mode of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth power conversion switches is determined by the communication signal; the operation of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth switch drivers is controlled by the control logic block based at least in part by the mode; and wherein all power conversion switches required for respectively convening the first power input signal into the first through fifth power output signals are located within the package housing.