Voltage compensating delay element
US5352945A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/133
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A signal-delaying capacitive circuit applied to a node in a microcircuit device is immunized against the variation of the supply voltage by a metal-oxide semiconductor connected in series between the node and the signal-delaying capacitive circuit. The gate of the semiconductor is biased with a voltage signal proportional to the supply voltage, whereby the resistance of the semiconductor is increased as the supply voltage decreases; thus, isolating the capacitive circuit from the node and reducing the delay.
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