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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2004
Applicant:
Haruo Kamijo, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Haruo Kamijo, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A booster circuit including first to Mth power supply lines (M is an integer larger than 3) and first and second charge-pump circuits. Each of the charge-pump circuit has first to (M−2)th boost capacitors, wherein the jth boost capacitor (1≦j≦M−2, j is an integer) is connected between the jth power supply line and the (j+1)th power supply line in a first period and is connected between the (j+1)th power supply line and the (j+2)th power supply line in a second period subsequent to the first period. Each of the charge-pump circuits generates a boosted voltage by a charge-pump operation in different phases.