Power efficient charge pump circuit in standard twin-well CMOS technology

Abstract

In this paper, we present a new charge pump circuit feasible for the implementation with standard twin-well CMOS process technology. The proposed charge pump employs PMOS-switching dual charge-transfer paths and a simple two-phase clock. Since charge transfer switches are fully turned on during each half of clock cycle, they transfer charges completely from the present stage to the next stage without suffering threshold voltage drop. During one clock cycle, the pump transfers charges twice through two pumping paths which are operating alternately. The performance comparison by simulations shows that the proposed charge pump exhibits the higher output voltage, the larger output current, and thus a better power efficiency over the traditional twin-well charge pumps.