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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Vikas Rana, Noida, IN;
Arpit Vijayvergia, Bhopal, IN;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics International N.V., Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/30 (2013.01); G11C 5/145 (2013.01); H02M 3/077 (2021.05);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a charge pump. The charge pump includes a plurality of charge pump stages and a plurality of switches. The switches can operated to selectively couple the charge pump stages in various arrangements of series and parallel connections based on a currently selected operational mode of the charge pump. The charge pump assists in performing read and write operations for a memory array of the integrated circuit.