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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
Laurent Savelli, Meylan, FR;
David Novosel, West Middlesex, PA (US);
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a booster circuit including a first P-MOS transistor, the source of which is connected to a high voltage line; a second N-MOS transistor, the drain of which is connected to a first supply potential and the source of which is connected to the drain of the first transistor; a first capacitor connected between the gate of the first transistor and a terminal of reception of a first clock signal; a second capacitor connected between the gate of the second transistor and the reception terminal for the first clock signal; a third capacitor connected between the drain of the first transistor and a reception terminal for a second clock signal, complementary to the first clock signal; two precharge diodes the first capacitor from the high voltage line; and one precharge diode for the second capacitor.