A DC-DC switching converter device (101), in particular a quarter-brick or
eighth-brick device having an industry standard pin out, comprises a
pulse-width modulation circuit (132) for driving a power converting
switch, a trim connector (109) for adjusting an output voltage of the
device, where the device (101) is designed such that the pulse-width
modulation circuit (132) is synchronizable to an external oscillator by
an external synchronization signal applied to the trim connector. A DC-DC
converting circuit comprises a plurality of DC-DC switching converters
(101) featuring trim connectors (109) for adjusting output voltages of
the converters (101), whereby the converters (101) are connected such
that they share a common input bus. It further features a system EMI
(electromagnetic interference) filter common to all the DC-DC switching
converters (101) and an external oscillator delivering an external
synchronization signal to the plurality of DC-DC switching converters
(101). The external oscillator is designed such that a frequency of the
external synchronization signal is higher than a free running frequency
of each of the plurality of DC-DC switching converters (101). The
external oscillator is connected to the trim connectors (109) of the
DC-DC switching converters (101).