Disclosed herein is a voltage regulator, and related method, for
regulating a boost voltage generated by a boost circuit. In one
embodiment, the voltage regulator includes a regulated voltage input
operable to receive a regulated voltage derived from the boost voltage, a
reference voltage input operable to receive a constant reference voltage,
and an output node operable to provide a feedback signal to the boost
circuit for controlling the generated boost voltage. In addition, the
voltage regulator includes at least one transistor coupled to the
regulated voltage input, the reference voltage input, and the output
node, and operable to produce the feedback signal based on a comparison
of the regulated voltage to the reference voltage. The voltage regulator
still further includes a variable current source coupled to the output
node and having one or more performance characteristics, where the
variable current source is operable to generate a variable current at the
output node to mitigate the affect of one or more performance
characteristics of the at least one transistor based on the comparison
and the feedback signal such that the boost circuit generates the boost
voltage to be substantially constant.