High voltage generating circuit for a semiconductor memory circuit
US5276646A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/073
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a high voltage generating circuit including a circuit for sensing a voltage level of a high voltage for erasing and programming operations, a circuit for generating a given reference voltage, a circuit for comparing the sensed high voltage with the reference voltage, a circuit for applying or blocking a pump signal to a high voltage pump circuit according to the compared signal, a circuit for raising the voltage up to a given level under the control of the pump signal, and an EEPROM fuse circuit connected to the circuit for sensing the voltage level of the high voltage or the circuit for generating the given reference voltage and having stored data, whereby the voltage level of the high voltage finally output may be properly maintained and controlled according to the state of the stored data.
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