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Reduced jitter charge pumps and circuits and systems utilizing the same

US7053684B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2004
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/0995
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A charge pump including a differential pair of transistors for controlling a current at a charge pump output node and a replica bias generator for selectively driving a first transistor of the differential pair of transistors into a fully-on state and a second transistor of the differential pair of transistors into a weak inversion state.

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