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## Charge Pump
#### Ladder Step-Up
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#### Operating Principle
We step voltage up a ladder using capacitors. Charge pumps *dont* need inductors, which is their real ticket to the show.

[Sparkfun talking about Charge Pumps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_uYE4EWSKY) (go to 2:50 to get right into it).
Very common in gate drivers, to push voltage into high-side gates.