Charge pump systems and methods
US9515548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/36
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Charge pump systems and methods for the operation thereof can be configured for delivering charge to a primary circuit node. A sequential charging pattern of at least a subset of a series-connected plurality of charge-pump stages connected between a supply voltage node and the primary circuit node can be selectively initiated. For example, the sequential charging pattern can be initiated one time for every N cycles of a given clock signal, wherein N is a selectively adjustable integer value greater than or equal to 1.
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