Apparatus and circuit having reduced leakage current and method therefor
US6995435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/854
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit has a voltage generator that selectively increases the voltage potential on the channel region of a transistor relative to the source region of the transistor. The voltage potential may be provided to a diffusion region in the well regions with transistors.
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