Boost voltage generating circuit including additional pump circuit and boost voltage generating method thereof
US7576589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/075
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A boost voltage generating circuit of a semiconductor device includes a main pump circuit having a transfer transistor, the main pump circuit to boost a voltage of a boost node and to transfer charge from the boost node to an output node through the transfer transistor in response to at least one control signal, and an additional pump circuit configured to boost a voltage of a terminal of the transfer transistor.
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