Apparatus and methods for charge pumps for radio frequency systems
First Claim
1. A charge pump comprising:
- a mode control circuit configured to operate the charge pump in a selected mode chosen from a plurality of modes;
a clock generation circuit configured to generate a charge pump clock signal having an oscillation frequency that is based on the selected mode, the charge pump clock signal having a first phase and a second phase;
two or more switched capacitors including a first switched capacitor and a second switched capacitor; and
a capacitor charging circuit configured to charge the two or more switched capacitors based on a power high supply voltage of the capacitor charging circuit and on timing of the charge pump clock signal, the capacitor charging circuit configured to charge a first end of the first switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the first switched capacitor with a power low supply voltage during the first phase, and to charge a first end of the second switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the second switched capacitor with the power low supply voltage during the second phase, the power high supply voltage having a voltage level that is based on the selected mode.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for charge pumps are disclosed herein. In certain configurations, a charge pump includes a mode control circuit, a clock generation circuit that generates a clock signal, two or more switched capacitors, and a capacitor charging circuit used to charge the switched capacitors in response to transitions of the clock signal. The mode control circuit can be used to operate the charge pump in one of a plurality of modes associated with different clock signal oscillation frequencies and with different power supply voltages of the capacitor charging circuit. For example, in certain configurations, the selected mode can control an oscillation frequency of clock signal and a voltage level of a power supply voltage used by the capacitor charging circuit when charging the switched capacitors.
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20 Claims
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1. A charge pump comprising:
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a mode control circuit configured to operate the charge pump in a selected mode chosen from a plurality of modes; a clock generation circuit configured to generate a charge pump clock signal having an oscillation frequency that is based on the selected mode, the charge pump clock signal having a first phase and a second phase; two or more switched capacitors including a first switched capacitor and a second switched capacitor; and a capacitor charging circuit configured to charge the two or more switched capacitors based on a power high supply voltage of the capacitor charging circuit and on timing of the charge pump clock signal, the capacitor charging circuit configured to charge a first end of the first switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the first switched capacitor with a power low supply voltage during the first phase, and to charge a first end of the second switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the second switched capacitor with the power low supply voltage during the second phase, the power high supply voltage having a voltage level that is based on the selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of generating a charge pump output voltage, the method comprising:
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selecting a mode of operation of a charge pump using a mode control circuit, the selected mode chosen from a plurality of modes; controlling a frequency of a charge pump clock signal based on the selected mode using a clock generation circuit, the charge pump clock signal having a first phase and a second phase; charging two or more switched capacitors using a capacitor charging circuit based on a power high supply voltage of the capacitor charging circuit and on timing of the charge pump clock signal, including charging a first end of a first switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the first switched capacitor with a power low supply voltage during the first phase, and charging a first end of a second switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the second switched capacitor with the power low supply voltage during the second phase; and controlling a voltage level of the power high supply voltage of the capacitor charging circuit based on the selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A radio frequency system comprising:
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a power amplifier configured to generate an amplified radio frequency signal; a switch including an input configured to receive the amplified radio frequency signal; a switch controller configured to receive a charge pump output voltage and to control a state of the switch; a charge pump configured to generate the charge pump output voltage, the charge pump including a mode control circuit configured to operate the charge pump in a selected mode chosen from a plurality of modes, the charge pump further including a clock generation circuit configured to generate a charge pump clock signal having an oscillation frequency that is based on the selected mode and having a first phase and a second phase, the charge pump further including two or more switched capacitors including a first switched capacitor and a second switched capacitor, and a capacitor charging circuit configured to charge the two or more switched capacitors based on a power high supply voltage of the capacitor charging circuit and on timing of the charge pump clock signal, the capacitor charging circuit configured to charge a first end of the first switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the first switched capacitor with a power low supply voltage during the first phase, and to charge a first end of the second switched capacitor with the power high supply voltage and a second end of the second switched capacitor with the power low supply voltage during the second phase, the power high supply voltage having a voltage level that is based on the selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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