Latch charge pump with equalization circuit
US8405450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/077
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A charge pump including first and a second charge-pump stages electrically coupled, four pump capacitors connected between two enable terminals and four internal nodes, two pump transistors connected to the pump capacitors and to the internal nodes, and having respective control terminals, two biasing capacitors, connected between the control terminals and the enable terminals, and an equalization circuit connected between the control terminals and structured to limit the voltage between the control terminals within a first range of values.
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