Integrated circuit charge coupling circuit

摘要

A charge pump coupling circuit is described for more efficiently coupling a final capacitive stage of a charge pump to a capacitive load. The coupling circuit is has primarily resistive characteristics to allow for a greater load voltage. The resistive coupling circuit in one embodiment is included in a memory device for coupling a charge pump to a memory array word line. The resistive coupling circuit can be either a single resistor, a plurality of resistors, or a coupling circuit which has substantially resistive characteristics.