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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Byeong-hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sun-kwon Kim, Suwon, KR;
Byeong-Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sun-Kwon Kim, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An internal voltage generator and method are provided, the internal voltage generator including a first reference voltage generator for receiving an external voltage and providing a first reference voltage, a second reference voltage generator for receiving an internal voltage and providing a second reference voltage, and a voltage regulator in signal communication with the first reference voltage generator and/or the second reference voltage generator for receiving one of the first and second reference voltages and providing the internal voltage; and the method for generating an internal voltage including receiving an external voltage, generating a first reference voltage responsive to the received external voltage, regulating an internal voltage in correspondence with the first reference voltage, generating a second reference voltage responsive to the internal voltage, and regulating the internal voltage in correspondence with the second reference voltage.