INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An internal voltage generating apparatus, comprising:
- a first charge pumping circuit configured to output an internal voltage and selectively perform first charge pumping of the internal voltage depending on a detected result of a level of the internal voltage feed-backed;
an external voltage level detector configured to detect a level of an external voltage and to output the detected result of the level of the internal voltage and to output a detected result of the level of the external voltage as a detection signal; and
a second charge pumping circuit configured to perform second charge pumping for the internal voltage together with the first charge pumping when the level of the external voltage is lower than a predetermined level by the detection signal of the external voltage level detector.
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Abstract
The internal voltage generating apparatus includes a first charge pumping circuit, an external voltage level detector, and a second charge pumping circuit. The first charge pumping circuit outputs an internal voltage and selectively performs first charge pumping for the internal voltage depending on a result detecting a level of the internal voltage feed-backed. The external voltage level detector detects a level of an external voltage and outputs the result detecting the level of the internal voltage and outputs a result detecting the level of the external voltage as a detection signal. The second charge pumping circuit performs second charge pumping for the internal voltage together with the first charge pumping against a case in which the level of the external voltage is lower than a predetermined level by the detection signal of the external voltage level detector.
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31 Claims
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1. An internal voltage generating apparatus, comprising:
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a first charge pumping circuit configured to output an internal voltage and selectively perform first charge pumping of the internal voltage depending on a detected result of a level of the internal voltage feed-backed; an external voltage level detector configured to detect a level of an external voltage and to output the detected result of the level of the internal voltage and to output a detected result of the level of the external voltage as a detection signal; and a second charge pumping circuit configured to perform second charge pumping for the internal voltage together with the first charge pumping when the level of the external voltage is lower than a predetermined level by the detection signal of the external voltage level detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An internal voltage generating apparatus, comprising:
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a double charge pumping unit configured to output an internal voltage, to compare a level of the internal voltage feed-backed with a first reference voltage, and to selectively perform double charge pumping for the internal voltage depending on a comparison result; and a triple charge pumping unit configured to perform triple charge pumping for the internal voltage against a case in which the pumping of the double charge pumping unit is performed and an external voltage is positioned at a domain having a voltage level lower than a second reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An internal voltage generating apparatus, comprising:
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an external voltage level detector configured to compare an external voltage with a first reference voltage and to output a comparison result as a first detection signal; an internal voltage level detector configured to compare an internal voltage feed-backed with a second reference voltage and to output a comparison result as a second detection signal; a control circuit configured to combine outputs of the internal voltage level detector and the external voltage level detector and to output an enable signal when both the internal voltage and the external voltage are within a charge pumping range; a double charge pumping unit configured to selectively perform double charge pumping for the internal voltage by the second detection signal of the internal voltage level detector; and a triple charge pumping unit configured to selectively perform triple charge pumping for the internal voltage by the enable signal of the control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for controlling an internal voltage generating apparatus, comprising:
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comparing an external voltage with a first reference voltage and outputing a comparison result as a first detection signal; feed-backing an internal voltage, comparing the internal voltage with a second reference voltage, and outputting a comparison result as a second detection signal; generating an enable signal when the levels of the internal voltage and the external voltage detected by the first and second detection signals are within a charge pumping range; selectively performing double charge pumping for the internal voltage by the second detection signal; and selectively performing triple charge pumping for the internal voltage by the enable signal.
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