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Charge pump

US7821326B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 2008
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/073
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a charge pump, which uses a chopper circuit or a clamp circuit coupled between a pump capacitor and an output capacitor for preventing a parasitic transistor produced by a switching mechanism from turning on. Thereby, the performance of the charge pump is improved effectively.

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