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Voltage converter having switching element with variable substrate potential

US6586958B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2001
Grant dateJul 1, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/0018
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to improve drive performance of a voltage regulator (on resistance of an output transistor) while suppressing increases in surface area resistance of an output transistor is reduced by changing the threshold voltage of the output transistor by controlling the back-gate voltages of output transistors of a voltage regulators.

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