Regulation circuit for a charge pump and method of regulation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9929641
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14460040

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The present invention relates to a regulation circuit for a charge pump and to a method of regulating a charge pump. The regulation circuit comprises

    a detector operable to analyze a temporal activity of the charge pump, anda pump clock generator coupled to an output of the detector and having an output coupled to a clock input of the charge pump to vary a pump clock frequency of the charge pump in dependence of the analysis of the detector, ora supply or voltage generator coupled to an output of the detector and having an output coupled to the charge pump to vary an amplitude of a clock signal within the charge pump in dependence of the analysis of the detector.

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EM MICROELECTRONIC MARIN S ARUE DES SORS 3 MARIN 2074

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Marinelli, Filippo Lussy-sur-Morges, CH 10 62
Plavec, Lubomir Brno, CZ 13 16

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