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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey Van Myers, Driftwood, TX (US);
Michael L. Longwell, Austin, TX (US);
William Daune Atwell, Spicewood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Madrone Solutions, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/750 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/750 ;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a plurality of atomic charge pumps (,) are connected together in series to form a distributed charge source (,). The atomic charge pumps (,) are operated sequentially over time to reduce supply signal noise. In addition, the distibuted charge source (,) is compatible with low power applications because each atomic charge pump (,) can be independently powered down if it is not required.