Title :
An on-chip high-voltage generator circuit for EEPROMs with a power supply voltage below 2 V
Author :
Sawada, Akuzo ; Sugawara, Yoshikazu ; Masui, Shoichi
Author_Institution :
Nippon Steel Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an on-chip high-voltage generator circuit for low-voltage EEPROMs composed of a pMOSFET-based charge pump circuit driven by bootstrapped clock generators. The voltage gain per unit stage does not suffer from the threshold voltage drop. The device implemented in a 1.2 /spl mu/m CMOS technology operates as low as 1 V.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; EPROM; voltage multipliers; 1 to 2 V; 1.2 micron; CMOS EEPROM; CMOS technology; bootstrapped clock generators; high-voltage generator; low-voltage EEPROMs; onchip HV generator circuit; pMOSFET-based charge pump circuit; CMOS technology; Charge pumps; Clocks; Coupling circuits; EPROM; Low voltage; Parasitic capacitance; Power generation; Power supplies; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., 1995 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7800-2599-0
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIC.1995.520692
