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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kennedy K. Cheruiyot, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul D. Muench, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael A. Sperling, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael R. Whalen, Staten Island, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include a technique for using a charge pump for a distributed voltage passgate with high voltage protection. The technique includes receiving a reference signal, and preventing the reference signal from passing through a passgate to a circuit, wherein the passgate is an NFET passgate. The technique also includes charging the passgate using a charge pump circuit above the reference signal, and regulating the charge pump circuit using a clock signal. The technique also includes controlling the passgate based at least in part on the charge pump circuit.