Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific identifiable device – circuit – or system – With specific source of supply or bias voltage
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Zweizig, Jeffrey (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Specific identifiable device, circuit, or system
With specific source of supply or bias voltage
C327S513000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11157832
ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has an NMOS transistor and a source voltage controller which controls the source voltage of the NMOS transistor according to operation mode. The source voltage controller changes the source voltage according to temperature. Since this integrated circuit apparatus changes the source voltage of the MOSFET based on temperature, it is controlled to have desired leakage current regardless of temperature change.
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Furuta Hiroshi
Shimogawa Kenjyu
Foley & Lardner LLP
NEC Electronics Corporation
Zweizig Jeffrey
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