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Low-power voltage modulation circuit for pass devices

US6859084B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2002
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/018585
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Power supply voltages are selectively modulated to correspond with degraded input voltages to a logic device. Modulated power supply voltages are provided to transistors within the logic device, so that the degraded input voltages supplied to the transistors are sufficient to turn the transistors substantially on or off. Leakage currents are prevented thereby from flowing across the transistors.

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