Charge pump stage with body effect minimization
US6864739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2023 |
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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