In one embodiment the present invention includes a voltage converter
operable in both buck and boost modes. The voltage converter may only
include one switched capacitor. A programmable current source, which may
be implemented as a switch array, generates a current into the switch
capacitor during a first time period to produce a voltage across the
capacitor. During a second time period, the voltage may be transferred to
the output of the converter, or boosted by coupling the input voltage to
one terminal of the switched capacitor coupling the other terminal of the
capacitor to the output. A feedback circuit is coupled to a controller
for reprogramming the current into the capacitor to maintain the output
voltage at desired levels.