- Patent Title: Ultra low-voltage circuit and method for nanopower boost regulator
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Application No.: US14051702Application Date: 2013-10-18
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Publication No.: US09673696B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Yanfeng Lu , Bin Shao
- Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Agency: Patent Capital Group
- Main IPC: H02M1/36
- IPC: H02M1/36 ; H02M3/155 ; H02M3/07

Abstract:
At least one embodiment provides a method for a nanopower boost regulator to startup from an ultra-low-voltage (such as 0.3V˜0.5V) for energy harvesting applications. The method does not necessarily require a special process or any external components such as mechanical switches. The startup circuit can include an asynchronous boost circuit to charge up an output with stacked power NMOS transistors, a ring oscillator, and/or a charge pump, along with accompanying circuitry.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140268936A1 ULTRA LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR NANOPOWER BOOST REGULATOR Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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