Four phase charge pump operable without phase overlap with improved efficiency
US7030683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/078
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a Dickson type charge pump in which a plurality of serially connected diodes sequentially respond to anti-phase 50/50 clock cross over or overlapped (φ1, φ2), efficiency of the charge pump is increased by providing with each diode a charge transfer transistor in parallel therewith between two adjacent nodes, and driving the charge transfer transistor to conduction during a time when the parallel diode is conducting thereby transferring any residual trapped charge at one node through the charge transfer transistor to the next node. Operating frequency can be increased by providing a pre-charge diode coupling an input node to the gate of the charge transfer transistor to facilitate conductance of the charge transfer transistor, and by coupling the control terminal of the charge transfer transistor to an input node in response to charge on an output node to thereby equalize charge on the control terminal and on the input node during a recovery period.
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