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But the control IC is often on the high side and has often even integrated switches
Yes it it, as in my Apple charger example. It’s however not running from primary voltage, but draws power form a secondary winding of the transformer. In the Apple case, there is a bootstrap voltage from the full voltage though. Those chips still don’t operate at full AC voltage and draw minimal power.
 
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