Voltage generator to compensate for process corner and temperature variations
US9959915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D89/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system, a circuit, and method for process and temperature compensation in an integrated circuit. For example, the system includes a bus, a data latch, and a voltage generator. The data latch includes a plurality of transistors coupled to the bus. The voltage generator includes a tracking transistor with one or more physical characteristics that substantially match one or more respective physical characteristics—e.g., gate width and gate length dimensions—of at least one of the plurality of transistors in the data latch. The voltage generator is configured to adjust a pre-charged voltage on the bus based on an electrical characteristic of the tracking transistor.
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