CN116169874A - Pump circuit - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a pump circuit, which comprises a voltage dividing circuit, a comparator, a clock control circuit, a charge pump and a power supply circuit, wherein the voltage dividing circuit is connected with the comparator; the output end of the charge pump outputs a first positive voltage VPOS, and a second positive voltage VPOSW is output from a middle tap of the charge pump; the voltage dividing circuit is connected between the first positive voltage VPOS and ground and outputs a divided voltage DIV; the comparator compares the divided voltage DIV with a reference voltage VREF and outputs a clock control signal; the clock control signal is input to the control end of the clock control circuit, and the clock signal PCLK is input to the input end of the charge pump through the clock control circuit; the supply voltage of the clock control circuit and the charge pump is VDDI, which is generated by the supply circuit. According to the invention, the NMOS tube N2 is added in the power supply module, the second positive voltage VPOSM is added in the pump module, and the VPOSM is connected to the drain end of the NMOS tube N2, so that the purpose that the NMOS tube N1 is fully conducted when the low-voltage pump is started and the VDDI is infinitely close to the external total power supply of the power supply circuit is realized, and the voltage value of the positive voltage VPOS output by the pump circuit is improved.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to a pump circuit.
Background
When Flash products execute erase and program operations, high voltage is required to be generated, and in order to meet the requirements that Flash products can normally work at a very wide power supply voltage, have low power consumption and have strong driving capability, a pump circuit is required to be used.
Fig. 1 shows a circuit schematic for generating a positive voltage VPOS for a PUMP BLOCK in the prior art. As shown in fig. 1, the circuit includes a voltage dividing circuit, a Comparator (COMP), a clock control circuit (PCLK BLOCK), a charge pump, i.e., a Boost module (Boost Stage), and a power supply module (vdd gen). The voltage dividing circuit is connected between the positive voltage VPOS and the ground vgnd and outputs a voltage division DIV formed by the positive voltage VPOS and the ground vgnd, and the voltage dividing circuit is formed by connecting a plurality of resistors in series; the comparator compares the divided voltage DIV with the reference voltage VREF and outputs a clock control signal, the non-inverting input end of the comparator is connected with the divided voltage DIV, and the inverting input end of the comparator is connected with the reference voltage VREF; the clock signal PCLK is input to the input terminal of the charge pump through the clock control circuit. The clock control signal adjusts the magnitude of the positive voltage VPOS by adjusting the magnitude of the clock signal PCLK; the filter capacitor is connected between the output of the positive voltage VPOS and ground vgnd. The power supply of the PCLK & Boost Stage module is VDDI, which is generated by the vdd gen module, which is the external total power supply of VDDA50.
The circuit shown in fig. 1, when activated at low voltage pump, consumes an instantaneous increase in power, VDDI is reduced by a portion of the tube N1 compared to VDDA50, and is subject to the ability of the N1 tube to recover slower, and the pump circuit is activated at VDDI to a predetermined target for a longer period of time at that time.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a pump circuit for solving the problem of poor driving capability of the positive voltage VPOS when the existing pump circuit is started at low voltage.
The invention provides a pump circuit, comprising: the circuit comprises a voltage dividing circuit, a comparator, a clock control circuit, a charge pump and a power supply circuit;
the output end of the charge pump outputs a first positive voltage VPOS, and a second positive voltage VPOSW is output from a middle tap of the charge pump; the voltage dividing circuit is connected between the first positive voltage VPOS and ground and outputs a divided voltage DIV; the comparator compares the divided voltage DIV with a reference voltage VREF and outputs a clock control signal;
the clock control signal is input to a control end of the clock control circuit, a clock signal PCLK is input to an input end of the charge pump through the clock control circuit, the clock control signal adjusts the amplitude of the clock signal PCLK input to the charge pump, and the magnitudes of the first positive voltage VPOS and the second positive voltage VPOSW are adjusted through the adjustment of the amplitude of the clock signal PCLK;
the power supply circuit comprises a first current path, a second current path and an NMOS tube N2, wherein the first current path and the second current path are connected between an external main power supply and the ground, the first current path comprises a first current source, an MOS tube and a triode which are connected in series, and the second current path comprises an NMOS tube N1 and a second current source; one end of the first current source is connected with the external total power supply, the other end of the first current source is connected with the grid electrode of the NMOS tube N1 and the source electrode of the NMOS tube N2, the grid electrode of the NMOS tube N2 is connected with the external total power supply, the second positive voltage VPOSM is output to the drain end of the NMOS tube N2, the source electrode of the NMOS tube N1 is connected with the external total power supply, and the drain electrode of the NMOS tube N1 is used for outputting the power supply voltage VDDI of the clock control circuit and the charge pump.
Preferably, the voltage dividing circuit is formed by connecting a plurality of resistors in series.
Preferably, a non-inverting input terminal of the comparator is connected to the divided voltage DIV, and an inverting input terminal is connected to the reference voltage VREF.
The voltage value of the second positive voltage VPOSW is about half of the first positive voltage VPOS.
Preferably, the supply voltage VDDI of the clock control circuit and the charge pump is infinitely close to the external mains supply.
Preferably, the external total power supply is VDDA50.
Preferably, the MOS tube is a PNMOS tube.
Preferably, the circuit further comprises a filter capacitor.
Preferably, the filter capacitor is connected between the output of the first positive voltage VPOS and ground.
According to the pump circuit, the NMOS tube N2 is added in the power supply module, the second positive voltage VPOSM is added in the pump module, and the VPOSM is connected to the drain end of the NMOS tube N2, so that when the low-voltage pump is started, the NMOS tube N2 is conducted, the potential of the gate end of the NMOS tube N1 is lifted to VPOSM, the NMOS tube N1 is fully conducted, VDDI is infinitely close to an external total power supply VDDA50 of the power supply circuit, the driving capability of the positive voltage VPOS is improved, and compared with the existing circuit, the positive voltage VPOS output by the pump circuit is lifted.
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The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional pump circuit;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a circuit structure of a pump circuit according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 3 shows a potential diagram of the circuit shown in fig. 1 and the circuit shown in fig. 2 outputting a positive voltage VPOS.
Detailed Description
The present invention is described below based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to only these examples. In the following detailed description of the present invention, certain specific details are set forth in detail. The present invention will be fully understood by those skilled in the art without the details described herein. Well-known methods, procedures, flows, components and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the nature of the invention.
Moreover, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the drawings are provided herein for illustrative purposes and that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words "comprise," "comprising," and the like throughout the application are to be construed as including but not being exclusive or exhaustive; that is, it is the meaning of "including but not limited to".
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.
Fig. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a pump circuit according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 2, the pump circuit according to the embodiment of the invention includes a pump module and a power module. The pump module comprises a voltage dividing circuit, a Comparator (COMP), a clock control circuit (PCLK BLOCK), a charge pump, namely a Boost module (Boost Stage), and a power supply module (vdd gen).
The output end of the charge pump outputs a first positive voltage VPOS, and the second positive voltage VPOSW is output from the middle tap of the charge pump. The voltage dividing circuit is connected between the first positive voltage VPOS and ground and outputs a divided voltage DIV. The non-inverting input end of the comparator is connected with the divided voltage DIV, the inverting input end of the comparator is connected with the reference voltage VREF, and the comparator compares the divided voltage DIV with the reference voltage VREF and outputs a clock control signal. The clock control signal is input to a control end of the clock control circuit (PCLK BLOCK), the clock signal PCLK is input to an input end of the charge pump (Boost Stage) through the clock control circuit (PCLK BLOCK), the clock control signal adjusts the amplitude of the clock signal PCLK input to the charge pump (Boost Stage), and the magnitudes of the first positive voltage VPOS and the second positive voltage VPOSW are adjusted through adjustment of the amplitude of the clock signal PCLK.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the voltage sources of the clock control circuit and the charge pump are VDDI, which is generated by the power supply module. The power supply circuit of the power supply module (vdd gen) includes a first current path, a second current path, and an NMOS transistor N2. The first current path and the second current path are both connected between an external total power supply and the ground, the first current path comprises a first current source, an MOS tube and a triode which are connected in series, the MOS tube is a PNMOS tube, and the second current path comprises an NMOS tube N1 and a second current source. One end of the first current source is connected with an external total power supply, the other end of the first current source is connected with the grid electrode of the NMOS tube N1 and the source electrode of the NMOS tube N2, the grid electrode of the NMOS tube N2 is connected with the external total power supply, the second positive voltage VPOSM is output to the drain end of the NMOS tube N2, the source electrode of the NMOS tube N1 is connected with the external total power supply, and the drain electrode outputs the power voltage VDDI of the clock control circuit and the charge pump.
In the embodiment of the invention, the voltage dividing circuit is formed by connecting a plurality of resistors in series. In other embodiments can also be: the voltage dividing circuit is formed by connecting a plurality of MOS transistors in series, and the drain and the gate of each MOS transistor are connected together.
In the embodiment of the invention, the external total power supply is VDDA50.
In the embodiment of the invention, the supply voltage VDDI of the clock control circuit and the charge pump is infinitely close to the external total power supply VDDA50. In the embodiment of the invention, when the pump is started at the low potential of VDDA50, the NMOS transistor N2 is turned on, the gate terminal potential of the NMOS transistor N1 is raised to VPOSM, the VPOSM value is about 0.5 x VPOS, so that the NMOS transistor N1 is fully turned on, VDDI is infinitely close to VDDA50, but ib_vddi in the conventional pump circuit in fig. 1 is clamped by current, the voltage is far lower than VPOSM, the VDDI potential is VDDA50-Vt, and VDDI is used as the base potential of the clock control circuit (PCLK BLOCK) and the charge pump (Boost Stage), so that the voltage value of the final VPOS is directly determined.
The pump circuit of the embodiment of the invention further comprises a filter capacitor, and the filter capacitor is connected between the output end of the first positive voltage VPOS and the ground.
Fig. 3 shows a voltage VPOS potential diagram of the circuit shown in fig. 1 and the circuit shown in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, curve 12 is the output positive voltage VPOS potential diagram of the prior art pump circuit shown in fig. 1; curve 11 is the output positive voltage VPOS potential diagram of the pump circuit according to the embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from the figure, the NMOS transistor N2 is added in the power module, the second positive voltage VPOSM is added in the pump module, and the VPOSM is connected to the drain terminal of the NMOS transistor N2, so that the positive voltage VPOS output by the pump circuit can be effectively improved, and in the embodiment of the invention, the VPOS potential is improved from 8.65V to 8.85V.
In summary, in the pump circuit according to the embodiment of the invention, the NMOS transistor N2 is added in the power module, the second positive voltage VPOSM is added in the pump module, and VPOSM is connected to the drain terminal of the NMOS transistor N2, so that when the low-voltage pump is started, the NMOS transistor N2 is turned on, the gate terminal potential of the NMOS transistor N1 is raised to VPOSM, the NMOS transistor N1 is fully turned on, VDDI is infinitely close to the external total power supply VDDA50 of the power circuit, the driving capability of the positive voltage VPOS is improved, and compared with the existing circuit, the positive voltage VPOS output by the pump circuit of the invention is raised.
The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and variations may be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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