Internal voltage generator

Abstract

An internal voltage generator for a semiconductor device. Whereas a feedback signal is given to maintain a voltage of a predetermined level by a voltage detector in the conventional art, the internal voltage generator adopts a method of adjusting the period. Therefore, the variance of a signal generated due to a time delay can be reduced. The internal voltage generator includes an oscillator for generating pulses of a predetermined period when a power-up signal is activated, a timing generator for generating appropriate timing according to the output of the oscillator for determining the basic operational period of a voltage pump and a series of signals, a pump driver for controlling a voltage pump to operate with a predetermined phase by controlling a pulse signal from the oscillator by the pulse signal of a predetermined period generated from the timing generator, and a voltage pump for pumping voltage to a third voltage and outputting the same.

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