Bootstrapped switch circuit
AssigneeRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
InventorShih-Hsiung Huang
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Abstract
A switch circuit has an input terminal and an output terminal and includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, five switches, and a switch group. Two terminals of the first capacitor are a first node and a second node. Two terminals of the second capacitor are a third node and a fourth node. The switch group is coupled to the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node. The switch circuit is turned on or off according to a clock. When the clock is at a first level, the switch group couples the third node and the fourth node to the second node and the first node respectively. When the clock is at a second level, the switch group couples the third node and the fourth node to a first voltage and a second voltage respectively. The first level is different from the second level.
Claims18
A switch circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal, the switch circuit comprising:
- a first capacitor having two terminals respectively being a first node and a second node;
- a second capacitor having two terminals respectively being a third node and a fourth node;
- a first switch having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first control terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the input terminal, and the second terminal is coupled to the output terminal;
- a second switch having a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a second control terminal, wherein the third terminal is coupled to the second node, and the fourth terminal is coupled to the first control terminal;
- a third switch having a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, and a third control terminal, wherein the fifth terminal is coupled to a first reference voltage, the sixth terminal is coupled to the second control terminal, and the third control terminal receives a clock;
- a fourth switch having a seventh terminal, an eighth terminal, and a fourth control terminal, wherein the seventh terminal is coupled to the first node or a second reference voltage, the eighth terminal is coupled to the second control terminal, and the fourth control terminal receives the clock;
- a fifth switch having a ninth terminal, a tenth terminal, and a fifth control terminal, wherein the ninth terminal is coupled to the first control terminal, the tenth terminal is coupled to the second reference voltage, and the fifth control terminal receives an inverted signal of the clock;
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- a switch group coupled to the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node;
- wherein when the clock is at a first level, the switch group couples the third node to the second node and couples the fourth node to the first node;
- when the clock is at a second level, the switch group couples the third node to a first voltage and couples the fourth node to a second voltage;
- the first level is not equal to the second level.
A switch circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal, comprising:
- a first capacitor having two terminals respectively being a first node and a second node;
- a second capacitor having two terminals respectively being a third node and a fourth node;
- a first switch having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first control terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the input terminal, and the second terminal is coupled to the output terminal;
- a second switch having a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a second control terminal, wherein the third terminal is coupled to the second node, and the fourth terminal is coupled to the first control terminal;
- a third switch having a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, and a third control terminal, wherein the fifth terminal is coupled to a first reference voltage, the sixth terminal is coupled to the second control terminal, and the third control terminal receives a clock;
- a fourth switch having a seventh terminal, an eighth terminal, and a fourth control terminal, wherein the seventh terminal is coupled to the first node or a second reference voltage, the eighth terminal is coupled to the second control terminal, and the fourth control terminal receives the clock;
- a fifth switch having a ninth terminal, a tenth terminal, and a fifth control terminal, wherein the ninth terminal is coupled to the first control terminal, the tenth terminal is coupled to the second reference voltage, and the fifth control terminal receives an inverted signal of the clock;
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- a switch group coupled to the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node;
- wherein when the clock is at a first level, the switch group connects the second capacitor in parallel with the first capacitor;
- when the clock is at a second level, the switch group does not couple the second capacitor to the first capacitor;
- the first level is not equal to the second level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.