A semiconductor device includes a conductive member including first, second and third conductors mutually spaced, a first semiconductor element having a first obverse surface provided with a first drain electrode, a first source electrode and a first gate electrode, and a second semiconductor element having a second obverse surface provided with a second drain electrode, a second source electrode and a second gate electrode. The first conductor is electrically connected to the first source electrode and the second drain electrode. The second conductor is electrically connected to the second source electrode. As viewed in a first direction crossing the first obverse surface, the second conductor is adjacent to the first conductor in a second direction crossing the first direction. The third conductor is electrically connected to the first drain electrode and is adjacent to the first conductor and the second conductor as viewed in the first direction.

A converter circuit is provided in this application, which includes a capacitor module and a balance module. The capacitor module includes at least a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The balance module includes at least a first resonant circuit. The first resonant circuit includes at least two switch groups connected in parallel and a first resonant cavity bridged between the two switch groups. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected in series. The first resonant circuit is separately bridged between two ends of the first capacitor and between two ends of the second capacitor. The balance module controls each switch in the first resonant circuit, so that each switch works with the first resonant cavity to affect a current, to balance a voltage between the two ends of the first capacitor and a voltage between the two ends of the second capacitor.

A power receiver (301a, 301b, 301c, 301d, 301e, 301f) is disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment the power receiver has a first electrode (300) arranged to be electrically coupled to a body (105) of a living being, the first electrode (300) operable to receive an electrical signal via the body; and a rectifier (307) for rectifying the electrical signal into a rectified electrical signal. The rectifier (307) includes a plurality of rectifier switches and operable in a bulk biasing mode in which first selected rectifier switches of the plurality of rectifier switches are forward bulk biased. A power transmitter (201), an energy transfer apparatus (100) and a method of transmitting electrical power are also disclosed.

An LLC resonance converter includes a switching circuit, a resonance tank, a transformer, a synchronous rectification unit, and a control unit. The switching circuit includes a first switch controlled by a first control signal and a second switch controlled by a second control signal. The synchronous rectification unit includes a first synchronous rectification switch controlled by a first rectification control signal and a second synchronous rectification switch controlled by a second rectification control signal. The first control signal, the first rectification control signal, the second control signal, and the second rectification control signal include an operation frequency and a phase shift amount. When the operating frequency is lower to a specific value or the phase shift amount is higher to a specific value, the control unit fixes one of them to extend a hold-up time of the LLC resonance converter.

A direct current (DC)/DC converter is provided. The DC/DC converter includes multiple switches, a capacitor, an inductor, and at least one processor, wherein, when the output voltage of the DC/DC converter is less than a first threshold voltage, the at least one processor is configured to control an on/off state of the multiple switches so as to increase the current output from the inductor based on the current, which is output from the inductor, being less than a first threshold current, and control a second switch and a fourth switch to be in an on state or control a first switch and a third switch be in the on state to allow one end or the other end of the capacitor to be connected to one end of the inductor, based on the current, which is output from the inductor, being increased to be greater than or equal to the first threshold current.

A converter module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a heat dissipation member of a plate shape, having a flow path therein; a first module arranged on one surface of the heat dissipation member; and a second module arranged on the other surface of the heat dissipation member, wherein the heat dissipation member is formed integrally with the flow path inserted therein.

A heat sink according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main heat sink; a heat pipe mounted in a groove formed on one surface of the main heat sink; a heat dissipation member which is formed above the heat pipe and transfers heat generated from a heat generation component to the heat pipe; and an elastic member which is mounted in a space formed inside the heat dissipation member and applies pressure to the main heat sink.

A heat sink according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main heat sink; a heat pipe mounted in a groove formed on one surface of the main heat sink; a heat dissipation member which is formed above the heat pipe and transfers heat generated from a heat generation component to the heat pipe; and an elastic member which is mounted in a space formed inside the heat dissipation member and applies pressure to the main heat sink.

The present invention provides a high efficiency, high density GaN-based power converter comprising: a transformer; a magnetic coupler; a primary switch; a secondary switch; a primary controller; a secondary controller; a multi-layered print circuit board (PCB) comprising: one or more planar coils respectively formed on one or more PCB layers and aligned with each other for constructing the transformer and the coupler; and a plurality of conducting traces and vias for providing electrical connection among the transformer, the coupler, a primary switch, a secondary switch, a primary controller and a secondary controller. The power converter further comprises a pair of ferrite cores being fixed to a top surface and a bottom surface of the PCB respectively and commonly shared by the transformer and the coupler.

A conversion circuit includes a capacitor module, a balancing module, and a startup module. The capacitor module includes at least a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The balancing module includes at least a first resonant circuit. The startup module includes a direct current-direct current converter and a target capacitor. The first resonant circuit includes at least two groups of switches and a first resonant cavity. The first capacitor is connected in series to the second capacitor, and connected in parallel to the target capacitor. The first resonant circuit is separately connected to both ends of the first capacitor and the second capacitor by using the startup module. The balancing module balances voltages at both ends of the first capacitor and the second capacitor by controlling the switches in the first resonant circuit. The startup module is configured to start the balancing module and the capacitor module.