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Charge pump for negative voltages

US6819162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2003
Grant dateNov 16, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/077
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A charge pump for negative voltages, having at least one stage including a high-voltage terminal and a low-voltage terminal; a first branch and a second branch, which are symmetrical and are connected between the high-voltage terminal and the low-voltage terminal and each of which comprises a respective first transistor and a respective second transistor. The first and the second transistors are all triple-well MOS transistors of one and the same polarity type.

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