Method of forming a variable propagation delay semiconductor device and structure therefor
US6831516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2203/45471
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A differential amplifier (10, 60) is formed to have a propagation delay that varied responsively to a control signal received on a differential control signal input. The propagation delay is varied by changing the bias current of a pair of differential input transistor (11, 13).
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