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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Marios C. Papaefthymiou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Visvesh S. Sathe, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Conrad H. Ziesler, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marios C. Papaefthymiou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Visvesh S. Sathe, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Conrad H. Ziesler, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/094 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A boost circuit is disclosed that includes a plurality of transistors connected between complementary phases of a clock signal. The boost circuit further includes a first electrical node connected between at least two of the plurality of transistors wherein the plurality of transistors are configured to generate a second voltage from a first voltage at the electrical node in response to the clock signal.