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System and method to reduce leakage power in an electronic device

US6981231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2002
Grant dateDec 27, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/327
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method to reduce leakage power consumption of electronic devices. In addition to assigning threshold voltages, sizes of the transistors within the device may be varied to provide a range of options to meet the timing requirements while minimizing the leakage power consumption.

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