H02M3/071

Charge pump circuit and power supplying method having dynamic voltage adjusting mechanism of the same
10978946 · 2021-04-13 · ·

The present disclosure provides a charge pump circuit. The power receiving terminal receives a power voltage. The first energy storage capacitor is coupled between the positive output terminal and the ground terminal. The second energy storage capacitor is coupled between the negative output terminal and the ground terminal. The charge pump circuit controls the first and the second flying capacitors to have a first and a second connection relation with the power-receiving, the ground and the positive and the negative output terminals respectively within a first and a second operation time in a double voltage power supplying mode. The charge pump circuit is operated in the first and the second operation time in an interlaced manner, such that the positive and the negative output terminals respectively output a positive and a negative output voltages each having a voltage value that is a double of that of the power voltage.

Semiconductor device and method for driving the semiconductor device

To provide a semiconductor device that generates a stable negative potential with high accuracy and achieves lower power consumption. The semiconductor device includes a voltage conversion circuit, a comparator, a logic circuit, a transistor, and a capacitor. The voltage conversion circuit has a function of outputting, as a second signal, a signal obtained by conversion of a voltage of an input first signal in response to a clock signal output from the logic circuit. The comparator has a function of being controlled to be supplied with or not supplied with a power supply voltage in response to a power gating signal. The transistor has a function of holding an output voltage of the comparator in the capacitor in a period during which the transistor is in an off state. The logic circuit has a function of switching between supply and stop of the clock signal on the basis of the voltage held in the capacitor in a period during which the power supply voltage to the comparator is stopped.

CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT

The disclosure discloses a charge pump circuit, and the charge pump unit structure includes: a booster circuit unit, a positive pump transfer unit and a negative pump transfer unit; the output terminal of the booster circuit unit is connected to the input terminal of the positive pump transfer unit through a first switch circuit and the input terminal of the negative pump transfer unit through the second switch circuit; the erase enable signal is connected to the control terminals of the positive and negative pump transfer units, a first enable signal is connected to the control terminals of the positive pump transfer unit and the first switch circuit, and the second enable signal is connected to the control terminals of the negative pump transfer unit and the second switch circuit. The disclosure can reduce a circuit area and improve a chip integration level.

INVERTING SWITCHING REGULATOR USING CHARGE PUMP AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

An inverting switching regulator is provided. The inverting switching regulator is used to generate a negative output voltage based on a positive input voltage. The inverting switching regulator includes an inductor configured to pass an inductor current from a first terminal to a second terminal; a flying capacitor coupled to the second terminal of the inductor; and a plurality of switches configured to apply a negative voltage to the second terminal of the inductor by charging the flying capacitor by the positive input voltage during a first phase, and by connecting the flying capacitor in series to a ground node and the inductor during a second phase.

Voltage supply circuit and radio-frequency circuit module

A voltage supply circuit includes a level shifter that switches between voltages of two voltage input units and that outputs one of the voltages, a charge pump that transforms a voltage of an input power supply and that applies the transformed voltage to the level shifter, and a charge pump control circuit. The voltage supply circuit controls supply and interruption of a predetermined voltage to a voltage-supplied circuit (RF switch 20). The charge pump control circuit causes the charge pump to perform a continuous operation in an on-mode and to perform an intermittent operation in an off-mode, the off-mode representing a state in which the voltage supply to the voltage-supplied circuit (RF switch 20) is stopped, the on-mode representing a state in which the predetermined voltage is supplied.

CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR COMPRISING THE SAME
20210092315 · 2021-03-25 · ·

A charge pump circuit includes a first pump unit and a second pump unit. The first pump unit includes a first capacitor and a first transistor, and generates a first node voltage by using a clock signal. The second pump unit includes a second capacitor, a second transistor, and a third transistor, and generates a negative output voltage by using the first node voltage. The clock signal and the first node voltage are each toggled between a low-level voltage and a high-level voltage. A magnitude of an absolute value of the negative output voltage is greater than a magnitude of an absolute value of the high-level voltage of the clock signal. A body of the third transistor is electrically isolated from a body of the second transistor.

PULSE DELIVERY DEVICE INCLUDING SLEW RATE DETECTOR, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20210060333 · 2021-03-04 ·

The present technology is generally directed to implantable medical device systems configured to provide cardiac resynchronization therapy. In some embodiments, the implantable medical device system comprises a housing, electrodes carried by the housing, a transducer configured to produce input voltage signals in response to ultrasound energy, and a circuit configured to provide, via an electrical pathway, output voltage signals based on the input voltage signals. The circuit comprises a movable switch, and a slew rate detector configured to detect whether a voltage rate of an individual pulse of the input voltage signals exceeds a predetermined threshold voltage rate. The circuit is configured to move the switch to an open position in response to the detected voltage rate exceeding the predetermined threshold voltage rate.

Voltage generating circuit, semiconductor memory device, and voltage generating method
10923173 · 2021-02-16 · ·

A voltage generating circuit, a semiconductor memory device, and a voltage generating method are provided. The voltage generating circuit includes: an oscillation signal generating part generating an oscillation signal that alternately repeats a state of a first voltage and a state of a second voltage; a capacitor having one end receiving the oscillation signal and an other end connected to an output node; a switch element receiving a control voltage and set to an on state or an off state according to the control voltage, and applying the first voltage to the output node when set to the on state; and a switch control part supplying, as the control voltage to the switch element, the second voltage when the oscillation signal is in the state of the first voltage, and a voltage of the output node when the oscillation signal is in the state of the second voltage.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE VOLTAGE DRIVING CIRCUIT, CHIP, ACTIVE STYLUS AND DRIVING METHOD
20210041984 · 2021-02-11 ·

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a positive and negative voltage driving circuit. The positive and negative voltage driving circuit includes: a positive and negative voltage generating module and a control module. The positive and negative voltage generating module includes a switch module. The control module is configured to control a turn-off state and a turn-on state of the switch module to enable the positive and negative voltage generating module to output a positive voltage and a negative voltage to a stylus tip of an active stylus. The positive and negative voltage driving circuit of the embodiments of the present disclosure can significantly reduce the driving power consumption of the active stylus while ensuring driving effects.

LOW NOISE CHARGE PUMPS
20210218331 · 2021-07-15 ·

Low noise charge pumps are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a charge pump includes a charge pump output terminal that provides a charge pump voltage, a switched capacitor, and a plurality of switches that charge the switched capacitor during a charging operation of the charge pump and that connect the switched capacitor to the charge pump output terminal during a discharging operation of the charge pump. The switches operate with non-overlap between the charging operation and the discharging operation so that the charge pump operates with low noise.