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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Karl Rapp, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, South Portland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 ;
Abstract
A charge pump system includes a charge pumping circuit for outputting a high voltage V at a node. An oscillator circuit, coupled to the charge pumping circuit, drives the charge pumping circuit with at least one clock signal. A current source generates a pulldown current. A voltage divider circuit is coupled between the node and the current source. The voltage divider circuit cooperates with the current source to form a feedback loop for controlling the oscillator circuit to run at variable, optimum frequency for controlling the rate-of-rise and the amplitude of the high voltage V while minimizing power-supply current drain.