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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mizuho Yoshida, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Junji Musha, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Memory Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/16 (2006.01); H03K 5/14 (2014.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01); G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01); G11C 16/30 (2006.01); G11C 16/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/16 (2013.01); G11C 5/145 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); G11C 16/30 (2013.01); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H03K 5/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charge pump includes a capacitor, a first transistor that is electrically connected between a first terminal of the first capacitor and ground, and a second transistor that is electrically connected between a second terminal of the first capacitor and an output node. During a first operation mode of the charge pump, a voltage that is boosted using the capacitor is output through the output node, and during a second operation mode of the charge pump, the first transistor and the second transistor are maintained in an ON state.