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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Sergio Masferrer, Eindhoven, NL;
Maurits Mario Nicolaas Storms, Best, NL;
Jukka Riihiaho, Vantaa, FI;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/017 (2006.01); H03K 5/04 (2006.01); H03K 7/08 (2006.01); G05F 1/10 (2006.01); H03K 5/156 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/1565 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a method for controlling a charge pump and a control device for a charge pump are described. In one embodiment, a method for controlling a charge pump involves monitoring a power-on status of the charge pump, calculating a duty cycle of the charge pump within a time period based on the power-on status of the charge pump, and adjusting at least one of a clock frequency setting and a capacitance setting of the charge pump in based on the duty cycle of the charge pump. Other embodiments are also described.