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The paper reviews the most interesting architectures of integrated isolated dc-dc converters based on inductive coupling. Circuit implementations for both power and data/control links are discussed by taking advantages of a 0.35-μm BCD technology with thick-oxide back-end. The paper is mainly addressed to isolated sensor interface and gate-driver applications. Innovative dc-dc converter architectures are proposed for both applications, highlighting advantages and drawbacks with respect to traditional implementations.
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The authors would like to thank V. Palumbo of STMicroelectronics for technology support. They also thank P. Lombardo, V. Fiore, and N. Greco for their technical contributions within their Ph.D. activities.
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Ragonese, E., Parisi, A., Spina, N., Palmisano, G. (2019). Fully Integrated Galvanically Isolated DC-DC Converters Based on Inductive Coupling. In: Saponara, S., De Gloria, A. (eds) Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 573. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11973-7_39
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