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Semiconductor device

US10833673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2018
Grant dateNov 10, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D86/01
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An operation adjustment method of an SOI device comprises steps of: (a) obtaining a drain current-substrate bias voltage characteristic of an NMOS transistor for a source-gate voltage of 0V; (b) obtaining a lowest substrate bias voltage which turns on the NMOS transistor from the drain current-substrate bias voltage characteristic; (c) determining an upper limit of a substrate bias voltage of a PMOS transistor as a voltage obtained by subtracting a built-in potential of a pn junction from the lowest substrate bias voltage; and (d) determining the substrate bias voltage of the PMOS transistor as a positive voltage lower than the upper limit. Reduction in the power consumption and maintenance of the radiation tolerance are both achieved for the SOI device.

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