| 摘要 |
A charge pump circuit using a voltage doubler-type of circuitry for generating an output voltage is described. An output generating stage uses a voltage double structure, except that the transistors in each leg are not cross-coupled to the other leg, but instead are controlled by an auxiliary section. The auxiliary section has a voltage doubler structure, but is not used to drive the load, but instead provides the gate voltage for the precharge section using the same levels as used for the corresponding transistors in the auxiliary section. This arrangement can be particularly advantageous for applications using low supply voltages to address self-loading effect due to loading. As the auxiliary section does not drive the load, its elements can be sized smaller. Additional improvement can be obtained by using separate clock drivers for the auxiliary section to address secondary self-loading effect due to loading. |
