Patent ID: 7589582
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A multilevel voltage generator comprising: a first positive voltage generator generating a first output voltage corresponding to two times of a reference voltage by using a first capacitor which receives a reference voltage and is switched according to a control signal to be charged to a voltage level of the reference voltage applied to two terminals of the first capacitor; a second positive voltage generator generating a second output voltage and a third output voltage using a second capacitor and a third capacitor which receive the first output voltage and are charged to voltage levels corresponding to predetermined multiples of the reference voltage; and a negative voltage generator generating a fourth output voltage having predetermined negative voltage levels using a fourth capacitor which receives the reference voltage, the second output voltage, or the third output voltage and is charged to a voltage level corresponding to a negative voltage of the second or third output voltage; wherein the first positive voltage generator comprises: a first switch transferring the reference voltage to a first node in response to a first control signal; the first capacitor connected between the first node and a second node and charged to the reference voltage that is transferred to the first node; a first level transfer portion transferring a ground voltage or the reference voltage to the second node in selective response to the first control signal and a second control signal; and a second switch transferring a voltage level of the first node to a first output in response to a third control signal; wherein the first level transfer portion comprises: a third switch transferring the ground voltage to the second node in response to the first control signal; and a fourth switch transferring the reference voltage to the second node in response to the second control signal; wherein the second positive voltage generator comprises: a fifth switch transferring the first output voltage to the second output voltage in response to a fourth control signal; the second capacitor connected between the second output voltage and a third node and charged to the second output voltage; and a second level transfer portion transferring the ground voltage, the first output voltage, or the reference voltage to the third node in response to the fourth control signal, a fifth control signal, and a sixth control signal; wherein the second level transfer portion comprises: a sixth switch transferring the ground voltage to the third node in response to the fourth control signal; a seventh switch transferring the first output voltage to the third node in response to the fifth control signal; and an eighth switch transferring the reference voltage to the third node in response to the sixth control signal; wherein the second positive voltage generator comprises: a ninth switch transferring the second output voltage to a fourth node in response to a seventh control signal; the third capacitor connected between the fourth node and a fifth node and charged to the second output voltage that is transferred to the fourth node; a third level transfer portion transferring the ground voltage or the first output voltage to the fifth node in response to the seventh control signal or an eighth control signal; a tenth switch transferring the second output voltage to a third output in response to a ninth control signal; and an eleventh switch transferring a voltage level of the fourth node to the third output in response to a tenth control signal; wherein the third level transfer portion comprises: a twelfth switch transferring the ground voltage to the fifth node in response to the seventh control signal; and a thirteenth switch transferring the first output voltage to the fifth node in response to the eighth control signal; wherein the negative voltage generator comprises: a fourteenth switch transferring the reference voltage to a sixth node in response to an eleventh control signal; a fifteenth switch transferring the ground voltage to the sixth node in response to a twelfth control signal; the fourth capacitor connected between the sixth node and a seventh node and charged to the reference voltage or the ground voltage that is transferred to the sixth node; a fourth level transfer portion transferring the third output voltage, the second output voltage, or the ground voltage to the seventh node in selective response to a thirteenth control signal, a fourteenth control signal, or a fifteenth control signal; and a sixteenth switch transferring a voltage level of the sixth node to the fourth output in response to a sixteenth control signal.