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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2010
John A. Fifield, Underhill, VT (US);
Thomas M. Maffitt, Burlington, VT (US);
Dale E. Pontius, Colchester, VT (US);
John A. Fifield, Underhill, VT (US);
Thomas M. Maffitt, Burlington, VT (US);
Dale E. Pontius, Colchester, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Charge pump circuit includes a plurality of boost capacitors. An output charge of the charge pump circuit is adjusted by selecting a number of the boost capacitors at least one of using a digital control word and programming of a wiring level. A method of boosting supply voltage uses a charge pump circuit. The method includes adjusting an output charge of the charge pump circuit by selecting a number of boost capacitors at least one of using a digital control word and by programming of a wiring level.