Voltage converter using MOS transistor

An integrated circuit comprising a voltage converter for generating an output voltage at an output terminal from an input voltage taken from ground, said voltage converter comprising:

• a capacitance having a first terminal and a second terminal,
• four transistors of the MOS type functioning as switches, each transistor being controlled by a control signal having a level varying in the rhythm of a clock signal, each transistor comprising a source, a gate, a drain, and such that the first transistor is connected between the input voltage and the first terminal, the second transistor is connected between the first terminal and ground, the third transistor is connected between the input voltage and the second terminal, and the fourth transistor is connected between the second terminal and the output terminal,
• characterized in that the voltage converter comprises at least a control circuit for supplying said control signal applied between the gate and the source of one of the transistors functioning as a switch, said control signal having the particular function of generating a control signal having an amplitude which is inversely proportional to the input voltage when the transistor which it controls is equivalent to a closed switch.

A device for reading smart cards, comprising a voltage converter for generating an output voltage at an output terminal from an input voltage taken from ground, said voltage converter comprising:

• a capacitance having a first terminal and a second terminal,
• four transistors of the MOS type functioning as switches, each transistor being controlled by a control signal having a level varying in the rhythm of a clock signal, each transistor comprising a source, a gate, a drain, and such that the first transistor is connected between the input voltage and the first terminal, the second transistor is connected between the first terminal and ground, the third transistor is connected between the input voltage and the second terminal, and the fourth transistor is connected between the second terminal and the output terminal,
• characterized in that the voltage converter comprises at least a control circuit for supplying said control signal applied between the gate and the source of one of the transistors functioning as a switch, said control signal having the particular function of generating a control signal with an amplitude which is inversely proportional to the input voltage when the transistor which it controls is equivalent to a closed switch.