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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas D. Cook, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Austin, TX (US);
Karthik Ramanan, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Cook, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Cunningham, Austin, TX (US);
Karthik Ramanan, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exponential multistage charge pump is provided wherein node voltages in a pumpcell in one stage of the charge pump are used to control operation of clock drivers in a subsequent stage of the charge pump.