US Patent Issued to Torex Semiconductor on May 12 for "DC/DC converter having a coil connected to a connection point between two switches connected in series" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,232, issued on May 12, was assigned to Torex Semiconductor Ltd. (Tokyo).

"DC/DC converter having a coil connected to a connection point between two switches connected in series" was invented by Kousuke Hayakawa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A DC/DC converter has a coil connected to a connection point between a main switch and a subordinate switch connected in series; and alternately turns on/off the main switch and the subordinate switch, thereby converting a direct current input voltage into a predetermined direct current output voltage. The DC/DC converter includes a current mode detection unit for detecting either a continu...