Patent ID: 7012414

Claim:
A switched-mode power converter, comprising: an input module having an input interconnect for receiving a DC input voltage and a switch circuit for converting the DC input voltage to an AC voltage, said input interconnect and switch circuit being mounted on the module's bottom surface; a matrix integrated magnetics (MIM) core on top of the input module, said MIM core having a plurality of legs; a plurality of windings around the legs, at least some of said windings being energized by said AC voltage causing currents to flow in the windings; and an output module on top of the MIM core, said output module having a rectifier circuit that rectifies said currents to charge an output capacitor to supply a DC output voltage at an output interconnect on the module's top surface, wherein power flows vertically from the input interconnect on the bottom of said input module to the output interconnect on the top of said output module.