The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Esterl, München, DE;
Georg Braun, München, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 ;
Abstract
A charge pump has two inputs, each for an input clock signal, and an output for the output of a pumped output potential. Two pumping capacitors are connected to the inputs. Second electrodes of the pumping capacitors are in each case connected via a first circuit module to a supply potential (ground) and via a second circuit module to the output. Also present is a controllable short-circuiting element, the controllable path of which is disposed between the second electrodes of the two pumping capacitors.