This book provides an in-depth introduction to hybrid DC-DC converters, which integrate both inductors and capacitors for high efficiency and high power density. These converters address the demands of applications like high-performance computing and automotive electronics. While numerous hybrid converter combinations have been explored in recent research, this book guides readers in selecting the optimal topology for a specific application. This book provides an incisive understanding of hybrid converters, revealing their underlying design philosophy. The authors present multiple examples of popular hybrid converters, tracing their evolution from simple, fundamental transformer models while highlighting their benefits and limitations. Furthermore, the book includes design guidelines for inventing new hybrid converters.
Mo Huang received the Ph.D. degree in microelectronics and solid-state electronics from Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, in 2014. From 2008 to 2014, he was an IC Design Engineer and Project Manager with Rising Microelectronic Ltd., Guangzhou, China. From 2015 to 2016, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI (AMSV), University of Macau, Macau, China. From 2017 to 2019, he was with the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, as an Associate Professor. He is currently an Assistant Professor with AMSV and Institute of Microelectronics, University of Macau, Macau, China. His current research interests are power management integrated circuits and systems.
Dr. Huang is currently an ISSCC ITPC Member and CICC TPC Member. He was a recipient of the ISSCC 2017 Takuo Sugano Award for Outstanding Far-East Paper. He has been serving as an Associate Editor for Microelectronics Journal since 2021, and a Young Editor for Journal of Semiconductor since 2024.
Rui P. Martins (Fellow'08; Life Fellow'24), received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 1992, and has been with that Department since October 1980, where he is a Full Professor. From 1992, he has been on leave from University of Lisbon and with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao, China, where he is a Chair-Professor since Aug. 2013. His research interests are on analog and mixed-signal VLSI design and has authored or co-authored 1,030+ publications, including 10 books, 13 book chapters, 70+ Patents, 430+ papers in scientific journals and 460+ in conference proceedings, as well as other 80 academic works. He was the Founding Director of the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, between 2011 and 2022, and is currently the Director of the Institute of Microelectronics, both at the University of Macau, Macao, China.
Prof. Rui Martins is an
IEEE Life Fellow, received an Author Recognition Award at the 70 years of ISSCC, in 2023, as a Top Contributor with more than 50 papers, 3 Medals from Macao Government in 1999, 2001 and 2021, and a National Award for Electrical Engineering by "Ordem dos Engenheiros" in Portugal in 2024. Since July 2010 he is an Academician with the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, Portugal.
