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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yin-Chang Chen, Hsin-Chu Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
AMIC Technology Corporation, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/90185 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/90185 ;
Abstract
A boosted clock generator has a clock generator for generating a first clock signal, a cross-coupled boost circuit electrically connected to the clock generator for boosting the first clock signal so as to generate a second clock signal, a bootstrap pass gate having an NMOSFET pass gate transistor electrically connected to the cross-coupled boost circuit for passing a higher voltage of the second clock signal, and a level shift circuit electrically connected to the bootstrap pass gate for generating a boosted clock signal according to the higher voltage of the second clock signal.