An On-Chip Scalable Low Power Consumption High-Voltage Driver Based on Standard CMOS Technology

A scalable low power consumption high-voltage driver comprising only standard low-voltage CMOS transistors is proposed. The circuit is a Stacked MOSFET high-voltage driver. The proposed design stands out for its low power consumption (in the order of microwatts), small area, scalability and self-sufficiency. The main setbacks to be considered are its low switching speed, in the order of microseconds, and the fact that its applicability is limited to capacitive loads and high resistive loads. This paper reports simulation results obtained through the implementation of multiple designs in 0.18 um CMOS technology.