US Patent Issued to WOLFSPEED on Dec. 16 for "Optimization of power module performance via parasitic mutual coupling" (Arkansas, Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,585, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to WOLFSPEED INC. (Durham, N.C.).

"Optimization of power module performance via parasitic mutual coupling" was invented by Blake Whitmore Nelson (Fayetteville, Ark.), Brian DeBoi (Northport, Ala.) and Daniel John Martin (Fayetteville, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a power module with a power path extending through a first field-effect transistor (FET) and a second FET. A primary conductive structure connecting the first FET and the second FET in series provides a primary parasitic inductor within the power path. A first secondary conductive structure connect...