📌 Introduction

The Dickson charge pump is a well-known voltage multiplier circuit that uses capacitors and clock phases to boost voltage. It operates in several stages where charge is transferred step by step.

One Stage Example

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First Step

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Second Step

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Charge sharing

Third Step

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Fourth Step

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Multi-Stage

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📚 Reference