Series circuits and devices
US8891264B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P80/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a rectifier circuit and methods of making the same for use in wireless devices (e.g., RFID tags). The present invention is drawn to a rectifier circuit comprising first and second diode-wired transistors in series, each having a gate oxide layers of the same target thickness. The first diode-wired transistor receives an alternating current and the second diode-wired transistor provides a rectifier output. The first and second diode-wired transistors are configured to divide between them a first voltage differential across the rectifier circuit. The gate oxides are exposed to a peak stress that is similar to a stress on the gate oxide of logic transistors made using the same process. The present invention is further drawn to a method of making a rectifier circuit, comprising printing a plurality of transistor bodies on a substrate, forming a gate oxide on each of the transistor bodies and a gate on each gate oxide, doping exposed portions of the transistor body to form first and second source/drain terminals therein, and forming interconnects electrically connecting the first source/drain terminals to the gate over the corresponding tra…
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