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Switching power supply apparatus provided with series-connected charge pump circuits

US7394673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2006
Grant dateJul 1, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/071
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first charge pump circuit converts an input voltage (Vin) into a predetermined voltage, to be outputted as a first output voltage (Vout1). A second charge pump circuit converts the first output voltage (Vout1), outputted from the first charge pump circuit, into a predetermined voltage, to be outputted as a second output voltage (Vout2). A control circuit controls charge-discharge states of the first charge pump circuit and the second charge pump circuit. The control circuit synchronously controls a state in which a first output capacitor of the first charge pump circuit is charged, and a state in which a second flying capacitor of the second charge pump circuit is charged.

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