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Apparatus and circuit having reduced leakage current and method therefor

US6995435B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2004
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 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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