Dynamic clock period modulation scheme for variable charge pump load currents

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PATENT NO 9917507
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14724067

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A charge pump is connected to receive a supply voltage and a clock signal and generate an output voltage. The charge pump is connected to the supply voltage through a transistor whose gate voltage is set by a regulation voltage determined by feedback from the output voltage. The current supplied to the charge pump through this transistor is mirrored in a section that generates the clock signal, where the mirrored current is used by a current controller oscillator. This allows the pump's clock frequency to linearly track the load current, improving the pump's efficiency.

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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC951 SANDISK DRIVE LEGAL DEP MILPITAS CA 95035

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Kumar, Potnuru Venkata Pradeep Visakhapatnam, IN 2 6
Reddy, Gooty Sukumar Anantapur, IN 5 17
Yadala, Sridhar Bangalore, IN 26 271

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