Patent ID: 8902214

Claim:
A voltage generator, comprising: a boosting circuit boosting a power voltage to generate first through fourth voltage, the boosting circuit including a first booster boosting the power voltage to generate the first voltage; a second booster receiving the power voltage, the first voltage and the fourth voltage to generate the second and third voltages; and a third booster receiving the power voltage to generate the fourth voltage, and a boosting controller controlling the boosting circuit such that the third and fourth voltages are set to a voltage level lower than that of a ground voltage after the first and second voltages are generated, wherein the boosting controller generates first and second control signals for controlling the second booster, and generates a third control signal for controlling the third booster, and the second booster includes a first boosting unit generating a fifth voltage lower than the ground voltage, a first switching unit outputting the fifth voltage as the third voltage in response to the first and second control signals, wherein the first switching unit applies the fifth voltage to a substrate in response to the first control signal, a second switching unit transmitting the fifth voltage applied to the substrate as the third voltage in response to the second control signal, and a third switching unit transmitting the fifth voltage as the fourth voltage in response to the third switching control signal.