Charge pump stage with body effect minimization
US6677805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/078
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for operating a charge pump, the method including biasing a bulk of a charge pump stage so as to reduce body effect without forward biasing diodes of the charge pump stage.
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