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Low standby power using shadow storage

US6639827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims
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Filing dateMar 12, 2002
Grant dateOct 28, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C14/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit having CMOS transistors processed with different gate-oxide thicknesses. The transistors having the thinner gate-oxide may be used to generate data values that may be stored by the transistors having the thicker gate-oxides. The thicker gate-oxides may reduce gate leakage currents during a system standby mode.

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