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US 2018/0026527 A1Published application
Regulated voltage systems and methods using intrinsically varied process characteristics
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorChia Liang Tai
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Abstract
A regulator system includes a multi-bit detector system and a multi-cell charge/discharge circuit. The multi-bit detector system includes a plurality of detectors. Each of the plurality of detectors has a predetermined threshold voltage. The multi-cell charge/discharge circuit includes a plurality of charge pumps. Each of the charge pumps is configured to generate a predetermined charge. Each of the charge pumps is associated with a predetermined threshold voltage of the detector circuit.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a detector circuit having a plurality of detectors, wherein each of the plurality of detectors has a predetermined threshold voltage;
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- a multi-cell charge/discharge circuit having a plurality of charge pumps, wherein each of the charge pumps is configured to generate a predetermined charge, and wherein each of the charge pumps is associated with one of the plurality of detectors of the detector circuit.
A detector circuit, comprising:
- a current comparator configured to generate an output based on a comparison of a reference voltage to a trigger voltage;
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- a compensation circuit comprising at least one compensation transistor configured to compensate for at least one process variation of the current comparator.
A regulator system, comprising:
- a plurality of detectors each comprising:
- a current comparator configured to generate an output by comparing a reference voltage to a trigger voltage, wherein the trigger voltage is determined by one or more process variations of the current comparator;
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- a compensation circuit comprising at least one compensation transistor configured to compensate for at least one process variations of the current comparator;
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- a plurality of charge pumps each associated with at least one of the plurality of detectors, wherein each of the charge pumps is configured to generate a predetermined charge.
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