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NMOS circuit in isolated wells that are connected by a bias stack having pluralirty of diode elements

US6630700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2001
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/85
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated NMOS circuit including an active stack having a plurality of isolated p-well active devices M1-M3, a bias stack having a plurality of diode-connected isolated p-well bias devices M4-M6, the gate of each of the plurality of diode-connected isolated p-well bias devices coupled to the gate of a corresponding one of the plurality of isolated p-well active devices, the bulk of each of the plurality of diode-connected isolated p-well bias devices coupled directly to the bulk of the corresponding one of the plurality of isolated p-well active devices, and the source of each of the plurality of diode-connected isolated p-well bias devices coupled directly to the bulk of the corresponding diode-connected isolated p-well bias device.

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