A kind of high pressure that is used for chip enable zero cut-off current changes low-voltage power circuit
Technical field
The invention belongs to the ic core chip technology, being specifically related to a kind of high pressure that is used for chip enable zero cut-off current changes low-voltage power circuit.
Background technology
The integrated circuit of high voltage supply, its inside can be divided into high-voltage power module and low-tension supply module, and the power supply of high-voltage power module is directly provided by external high voltage power supply, and the power supply of low-tension supply module is supplied power after need being converted into low-tension supply with high voltage source.For the entire chip system; The chip enable module is to begin the module of moving at first; This module generally can not adopt the low-voltage module power supply, because order is after sending effective control signal by the chip enable module from power on, high pressure changes the low-tension supply module and just starts working.Therefore need one of framework to adopt the directly chip enable module of power supply of high voltage source; And along with increasingly high for requirements of saving energy; When chip is in off state; The quiescent current that requires entire chip is zero basically, how to require the chip enable module of framework to become all problems of needs solution of high-performance high pressure chip according to these two.
The existing method of problem that solves this respect has two kinds, and a kind of is that to make the chip enable module be all can consume very little quiescent current in opening or at off state, but this mode at first is to satisfy that to turn-off quiescent current be zero requirement; And in order to make quiescent current very little; Inside circuit need be connected in series very big resistance and limit quiescent current, has increased chip cost, and the work of the advantage of this mode is more stable; Shortcoming is that performance index are relatively poor, realizes that cost is higher.A kind of in addition is to adopt particular device such as JFET, utilizes the device property of JFET, when chip is in off state; Voltage by JFET provides a process high pressure to convert low-tension supply into is supplied power to internal logic circuit, because internal logic circuit is a digital circuit, digital circuit consumed current when quiescent operation is zero basically; Therefore and can export effective control signal, the chip enable modular circuit with the device architectures of JFET and so on is simple, implements more convenient; But because JFET is a particular device; The technology realization needs to increase extra photoetching, and device property is difficult with control, and risk is bigger.
Increasingly high in view of the consideration and the chip operating voltage of existing product cost, need a kind of new framework to solve the powerup issue of chip enable circuit.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of high pressure that is used for chip enable zero cut-off current to change low-voltage power circuit, this circuit goes for the integrated circuit of any high voltage supply, and circuit is simple relatively, and working stability is reliable, and is not high to the requirement of withstand voltage of device.
A kind of high pressure that is used for chip enable zero cut-off current of the present invention changes low-voltage power circuit, comprises enabling control circuit high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror, diode series network, electric current amplification output circuit.Enable control circuit and form by the high pressure NMOS pipe N1 and first resistance R 1, the grid termination input control signal IN1 of high pressure NMOS pipe N1, source termination ground level, drain terminal connect an end of first resistance R 1.Device property according to the NMOS pipe; When the voltage of control signal IN1 during less than the cut-in voltage VTH of high pressure NMOS pipe N1; High pressure NMOS pipe N1 is in cut-off state, and the electric current that flows through this high pressure NMOS pipe N1 is zero, when the voltage of control signal IN1 during greater than the cut-in voltage VTH of high pressure NMOS pipe N1; High pressure NMOS pipe N1 begins conducting; Have electric current to flow through this high pressure NMOS pipe, the effect of first resistance R 1 is to be used for limiting the electric current that flows through high pressure NMOS pipe N1, drain terminal and the grid end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 of an other termination high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror of first resistance R 1.
High voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror is made up of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2; The source end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 meets high voltage source VDD simultaneously; The grid end links together and receives the drain terminal of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1; Because the grid end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 and the voltage difference of source end are consistent all the time, so the electric current that flows through these two high voltage PMOS pipes is relevant with the ratio K of the channel width W of these two high voltage PMOS pipes and channel length L basically.Being provided with of ratio K can be set according to circuit requirements.The drain terminal of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 connects an end that enables first resistance R 1 in the control circuit 1, and the drain terminal of the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 connects the input of diode series network and the input of electric current amplification output circuit.
The diode series network; Be composed in series by a plurality of diodes, the connected mode of diode is the negativing ending grounding current potential of the first diode D1, the negative terminal of the positive termination second diode D2; The negative terminal of positive termination the 3rd diode D3 of the second diode D2, the number N of diode is determined by circuit requirements.The base terminal of NPN triode Q1 in the drain terminal of the second high voltage PMOS pipe and the electric current amplification output circuit in the positive termination high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror of N diode DN.
The electric current amplification output circuit is made up of the NPN triode Q1 and second resistance R 2.The collector electrode of NPN triode Q1 meets high voltage source VDD, and base stage connects the anode of N diode DN in drain terminal and the diode series network of the second high voltage PMOS pipe in the high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror.Emitter connects an end of second resistance R 2, and the while is as the output of low-tension supply VOUT.An other termination ground level of second resistance R 2
The present invention utilizes the device property of high pressure NMOS pipe, and the drain terminal of the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 can be high pressure resistant with respect to earth potential, so when the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 was in off state, the current potential of its drain terminal was near high voltage source VDD, device can trouble free service.
The present invention does not need special device, directly adopts in the high-pressure process device commonly used to realize that the needed high pressure of chip enable module changes low-tension supply.Circuit structure is fairly simple, and control is got up reliable and stable.Particularly; The present invention has following technical characterstic: circuit of the present invention changes the processing of low-tension supply for high voltage source, does not need the framework of traditional consume static current, also need not adopt particular device to realize that high pressure changes low-tension supply; The most frequently used device is realized identical functions in the employing high-pressure process; Therefore can reduce the technology manufacturing cost, also can guarantee that quiescent current is zero under the chip enable off state simultaneously, and the low pressure out-put supply changes basic not fluctuation with high voltage source; Realization voltage stabilizing output, safe and reliable.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is used for chip enable zero cut-off current for the present invention is a kind of high pressure changes low-voltage power circuit;
Fig. 2 enables the structural representation of control circuit for the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of diode series network of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of electric current amplification output circuit of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the variation sketch map of low pressure output VOUT of the present invention with high voltage source VDD;
Among the figure 1, enable control circuit; 2, high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror; 3, diode series network; 4, electric current amplification output circuit.
Embodiment
A kind of high pressure that is used for chip enable zero cut-off current as shown in Figure 1 changes low-voltage power circuit, comprises enabling control circuit 1 high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2, diode series network 3, electric current amplification output circuit 4.Enable control circuit 1 and form by the high pressure NMOS pipe N1 and first resistance R 1, the grid termination input control signal IN1 of high pressure NMOS pipe N1, source termination ground level, drain terminal connect an end of first resistance R 1.Device property according to the NMOS pipe; When the voltage of control signal IN1 during less than the cut-in voltage VTH of high pressure NMOS pipe N1; High pressure NMOS pipe N1 is in cut-off state, and the electric current that flows through this high pressure NMOS pipe N1 is zero, when the voltage of control signal IN1 during greater than the cut-in voltage VTH of high pressure NMOS pipe N1; High pressure NMOS pipe N1 begins conducting; Have electric current to flow through this high pressure NMOS pipe, the effect of first resistance R 1 is to be used for limiting the electric current that flows through high pressure NMOS pipe N1, drain terminal and the grid end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 of an other termination high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2 of first resistance R 1.High voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2 is made up of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2; The source end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 meets high voltage source VDD simultaneously; The grid end links together and receives the drain terminal of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1; Because the grid end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 and the voltage difference of source end are consistent all the time, so the electric current that flows through these two high voltage PMOS pipes is relevant with the ratio K of the channel width W of these two high voltage PMOS pipes and channel length L basically.Being provided with of ratio K can be set according to circuit requirements.The drain terminal of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 connects an end that enables first resistance R 1 in the control circuit 1, and the drain terminal of the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 connects the input of diode series network 3 and the input of electric current amplification output circuit 4.Diode series network 3; Be composed in series by a plurality of diodes; The connected mode of diode is the negativing ending grounding current potential of the first diode D1, the negative terminal of the positive termination second diode D2, the negative terminal of positive termination the 3rd diode D3 of the second diode D2; By that analogy, the number N of diode is determined by circuit requirements.The base terminal of NPN triode Q1 in the drain terminal of the second high voltage PMOS pipe and the electric current amplification output circuit 4 in the positive termination high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2 of N diode DN.Electric current amplification output circuit 4 is made up of the NPN triode Q1 and second resistance R 2.The collector electrode of NPN triode Q1 meets high voltage source VDD, and base stage connects the anode of N diode DN in drain terminal and the diode series network 3 of the second high voltage PMOS pipe in the high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2.Emitter connects an end of second resistance R 2, and the while is as the output of low-tension supply VOUT, an other termination ground level of second resistance R 2.
As shown in Figure 2 is the structural representation that enables control circuit 1, is made up of the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 and first resistance R 1, and method of attachment such as Fig. 1 are said.The drain terminal of the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 can be high pressure resistant; When this high-voltage tube is in cut-off state; Because by the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 in the high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2, first resistance R, 1, the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 form by not having DC channel between high voltage source VDD and the ground; So the drain terminal current potential of the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 is exactly high voltage source VDD, this also is the reason that adopts the high pressure NMOS pipe here.When the current potential of the grid end of the first high pressure NMOS pipe N1 was higher than its cut-in voltage VTH, pipe begins conducting had electric current to flow through, and first resistance R 1 can limit the size of current value.
As shown in Figure 2 is the circuit diagram of high voltage PMOS pipe proportional current mirror 2; Method of attachment sees that Fig. 1 is said; Because the grid end of the first high voltage PMOS pipe P1 and the second high voltage PMOS pipe P2 equates with the potential difference VGS of source end, so the saturation region current formula I=-u0*C that manages according to PMOS
OX* (W/L) * (VGS-VTH)
2, u0 and C
OXBe process constant, the electric current that flows through these two high voltage PMOS pipes only and the ratio of the furrow width W of pipe and the long L of ditch proportional.So the ratio value of the W/L of two high voltage PMOS pipes can rationally be set according to the electric current of circuit needs.
As shown in Figure 3 is the circuit diagram of diode series network 3; Method of attachment is seen shown in Figure 1, is this device property of the 0.7V left and right sides basically according to the diode forward conducting voltage, can connect with a plurality of diodes and do the voltage clamp effect; Such as the clamp voltage that needs 3.5V; Need 5 diodes to be together in series, need the output voltage of 4.2V, need 6 diodes to be together in series.The number of actual diode can rationally be provided with according to the circuit needs.
As shown in Figure 4 is the circuit diagram of electric current amplification output circuit 4; Method of attachment is seen shown in Figure 1; Because the voltage clamp circuit of being made up of the second high voltage PMOS pipe and diode series network 3 in the high voltage PMOS pipe 2 does not have current driving ability; The method that solves is to be connected into emitter follower circuit with the NPN triode, utilizes the current driving ability of the electric current amplification characteristic raising output of NPN triode, and the base stage of triode Q1 is received the anode of the N diode DN of diode series network 3 among the figure; Output VOUT is the emitter of triode for this reason; Because the forward conduction voltage 0.7V of the base potential of triode and the voltage difference of emitter current potential and diode is consistent, so being the clamp voltage that diode series network 3 is exported, the voltage of output VOUT deducts 0.7V, export the output voltage values of VOUT exactly.The direct current that the effect of second resistance R 2 among the figure provides NPN triode Q1 arrives the ground path, and when the VOUT end did not have load current, circuit working can not occur unusually.
The variation sketch map that is low pressure output VOUT with high voltage source VDD as shown in Figure 5.As can be seen from the figure; When high voltage source VDD starts from scratch rising; Output VOUT finally is stabilized in a fixing magnitude of voltage, and the size of this magnitude of voltage is by the series connection of the diode in the diode series network 2 number N decision, and output VOUT is roughly (N-1) * 0.7V.
Low pressure output VOUT of the present invention is as shown in Figure 6 with the variation of high voltage source VDD.