Dual output charge pump

• US 10,523,115 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2018
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skyworks Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Skyworks Solutions Incorporated
• Inventors: Scheel, Michael Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Pablo N
• Application Number:
  US16/102,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20190140537A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/009 having two or more independently controlled outputs for DC-DC converter with intermediate AC H02M3/33561
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/072 adapted to generate an output voltage whose value is lower than the input voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/073 Charge pumps of the Schenkel-type
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/076 the clock signals being boosted to a value being higher than the input voltage value

Abstract

According to some implementation, a charge pump includes a boost charge pump circuit and a buck charge pump circuit sharing a common flying capacitance. In some implementations, the boost pump circuit includes an input node and a boosted-voltage output node, and the buck charge pump circuit includes the input node and a divided-voltage output node. In some implementations, the charge pump of claim 3 wherein the boosted-voltage includes 2×Vin, and the divided-voltage includes Vin/2, Vin being an input voltage at the input node. In some implementations, the boost pump circuit further includes a first holding capacitance that couples the boosted-voltage output node to a ground. In some implementations, the buck pump circuit further includes a second holding capacitance that couples the divided-voltage output node to the ground.

Claims

1. A charge pump comprising a boost charge pump circuit including an input node and a boosted-voltage output node, and a buck charge pump circuit including the input node and a divided-voltage output node, the boost charge pump circuit and the buck charge pump circuit sharing a common flying capacitance, the common flying capacitance configured to undergo truncated charging to limit a ripple effect in a hysteretic feedback loop, the boost charge pump circuit and the buck charge pump circuit each including a plurality of switches implemented to incorporate the common flying capacitance and generate a boosted output voltage and a divided output voltage, respectively.

2. The charge pump of claim 1 wherein the plurality of switches includes a first switch (S1) and a second switch (S2) arranged in parallel between the input node and respective ends of the flying capacitance.

3. The charge pump of claim 2 wherein the plurality of switches includes a third switch (S3) between a second end of the flying capacitance and a ground.

4. The charge pump of claim 3 wherein the plurality of switches includes a fourth switch (S4) between a first end of the flying capacitance and the boosted-voltage output node.

5. The charge pump of claim 4 wherein the plurality of switches includes a fifth switch (S5) between the first end of the flying capacitance and the divided-voltage output node.

6. The charge pump of claim 5 wherein the plurality of switches includes a sixth switch (S6) between the second end of the flying capacitance and the divided-voltage output node.

7. The charge pump of claim 6 wherein the switches S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6 are configured to operate in four phases to yield the output voltages having magnitudes 2×

Vin and Vin/2, Vin being an input voltage at the input node.

8. The charge pump of claim 7 wherein the first phase includes closed S1 and S6 and open S2 to S5, the second phase includes closed S3 and S5 and open S1, S2, S4, and S6, the third phase includes closed S1 and S3 and open S2 and S4 to S6, and the fourth phase includes closed S2 and S4 and open S1, S3, S5, and S6.

9. The charge pump of claim 7 wherein the first phase includes closed S1 and S6 and open S2 to S5, the second phase includes closed S3 and S5 and open S1, S2, S4, and S6, the third phase includes closed S1 and S6 and open S2 to S5, and the fourth phase includes closed S2 and S4 and open S1, S3, S5, and S6.

10. The charge pump of claim 9 wherein the third phase includes partial charging of the flying capacitance to improve charge preservation.

11. The charge pump of claim 7 wherein the first phase includes closed S1 and S6 and open S2 to S5, the second phase includes closed S3 and S5 and open S1, S2, S4, and S6, the third phase includes closed S1 and S6 and open S2 to S5, and the fourth phase includes closed S3 and S5 and open S1, S2, S4, and S6.

12. The charge pump of claim 11 wherein the fourth phase includes truncated charging of the flying capacitance to limit the ripple effect in the hysteretic feedback loop.

13. The charge pump of claim 1 wherein the boost charge pump circuit includes a first holding capacitance that couples the boosted-voltage output node to a ground.

14. The charge pump of claim 13 wherein the buck charge pump circuit includes a second holding capacitance that couples the divided-voltage output node to the ground.

15. A voltage supply system comprising:

a boost converter configured to generate a boosted voltage based on an input voltage; and

a charge pump having a boost charge pump circuit including an input node and a boosted-voltage output node, and a buck charge pump circuit including the input node and a divided-voltage output node, the boost charge pump circuit and the buck charge pump circuit sharing a common flying capacitance, the common flying capacitance configured to undergo truncated charging to limit a ripple effect in a hysteretic feedback loop, the boost charge pump circuit and the buck charge pump circuit each including a plurality of switches implemented to incorporate the common flying capacitance and generate a boosted output voltage and a divided output voltage, respectively.

16. The voltage supply system of claim 15 wherein the plurality of switches includes a first switch (S1) and a second switch (S2) arranged in parallel between the input node and respective ends of the flying capacitance, a third switch (S3) between a second end of the flying capacitance and a ground, a fourth switch (S4) between a first end of the flying capacitance and the boosted-voltage output node, a fifth switch (S5) between the first end of the flying capacitance and the divided-voltage output node, and a sixth switch (S6) between the second end of the flying capacitance and the divided-voltage output node.

17. The voltage supply system of claim 16 wherein switches S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6 are configured to operate in four phases to yield output voltages having magnitudes 2×

Vin and Vin/2, Vin being an input voltage at the input node.

18. A radio-frequency module comprising:

a packaging substrate configured to receive a plurality of components; and

a power amplification system implemented on the packaging substrate, the power amplification system including a voltage supply system, the voltage supply system including a charge pump having a boost charge pump circuit including an input node and a boosted-voltage output node, and a buck charge pump circuit including the input node and a divided-voltage output node, the boost charge pump circuit and the buck charge pump circuit sharing a common flying capacitance, the common flying capacitance configured to undergo truncated charging to limit a ripple effect in a hysteretic feedback loop, the boost charge pump circuit and the buck charge pump circuit each including a plurality of switches implemented to incorporate the common flying capacitance and generate a boosted output voltage and a divided output voltage, respectively.

19. The radio-frequency module of claim 18 wherein the plurality of switches includes a first switch (S1) and a second switch (S2) arranged in parallel between the input node and respective ends of the flying capacitance, a third switch (S3) between a second end of the flying capacitance and a ground, a fourth switch (S4) between a first end of the flying capacitance and the boosted-voltage output node, a fifth switch (S5) between the first end of the flying capacitance and the divided-voltage output node, and a sixth switch (S6) between the second end of the flying capacitance and the divided-voltage output node.

20. The radio-frequency module of claim 19 wherein switches S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6 are configured to operate in four phases to yield output voltages having magnitudes 2×

Vin and Vin/2, Vin being an input voltage at the input node.