Power supply voltage converting circuit, control method thereof, display apparatus, and portable terminal
First Claim
1. A power supply voltage converting circuit using a charge pump circuit having a switch device in an output unit, characterized by comprising:
- a first clamp circuit for diode-clamping a control pulse voltage for said switch device at the time of a start; and
a second clamp circuit for clamping said control pulse voltage at a circuit power supply potential on the basis of a voltage outputted through said switch device at the time of an end of the start process.
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Abstract
In a power supply voltage converting circuit using a charge pump circuit having a switch device (Nch MOS transistor Qn(12) and Pch MOS transistor Qp(12)) in an output unit, a first clamp circuit (13) diode-clamps a switching pulse voltage (control pulse voltage) for the switch device at the time of starting the power supply voltage converting circuit, and a second clamp circuit (16) clamps the switching pulse voltage at a ground level (negative side circuit power supply potential) on the basis of a clamp pulse obtained by using an output voltage Vout at the time of an end of the starting process. A sufficient driving voltage is thereby provided for the Pch MOS transistor Qp(12) in particular. Thus, a power supply voltage converting circuit that can obtain a high current capacity on a small-area circuit scale, a control method thereof, a display apparatus having the power supply voltage converting circuit as a power supply circuit, and a portable terminal having the display apparatus are provided.
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1. A power supply voltage converting circuit using a charge pump circuit having a switch device in an output unit, characterized by comprising:
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a first clamp circuit for diode-clamping a control pulse voltage for said switch device at the time of a start; and
a second clamp circuit for clamping said control pulse voltage at a circuit power supply potential on the basis of a voltage outputted through said switch device at the time of an end of the start process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control method of a power supply voltage converting circuit using a charge pump circuit having a switch device in an output unit, characterized by comprising the steps of:
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first diode-clamping a control pulse voltage for said switch device at the time of a start; and
next clamping said control pulse voltage at a circuit power supply potential on the basis of a voltage outputted through said switch device at the time of an end of the start process.
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7-50. -50. (canceled)
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