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Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2014
Applicants:

Perry H. Pelley, Austin, TX (US);

Michael G. Neaves, Austin, TX (US);

Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Perry H. Pelley, Austin, TX (US);

Michael G. Neaves, Austin, TX (US);

Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

A charge pump system includes a charge pump, a switchable impedance, a comparator, and a capacitor. The switchable impedance has an input coupled to the output of the charge pump. The comparator has a first input coupled to the output of the switchable impedance, a second input coupled to a reference, and an output coupled to the input of the charge pump. The capacitor has a first terminal coupled to the output of the charge pump and a second terminal coupled to the first input of the comparator. The switchable impedance causes a first impedance between the first and second terminals of the capacitor during a start-up operation of the charge pump system and a second impedance between the first and second terminals of the capacitor during a steady-state operation of the charge pump system, wherein the first impedance is lower than the second impedance.


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