Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific identifiable device – circuit – or system – With specific source of supply or bias voltage
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-16
2006-05-16
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
Reexamination Certificate
active
07046074
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses an internal voltage generator which can restrict abnormal variations of an internal voltage resulting from a leakage current generated in a driving transistor. The internal voltage generator includes a comparator for receiving a reference voltage through its first input terminal, receiving the internal voltage through its second input terminal, and comparing the reference voltage with the internal voltage, a driving transistor for receiving the output signal from the comparator through its gate terminal, a first terminal of which being coupled to a driving voltage, a second terminal of which being an output terminal for outputting the internal voltage, a back bias circuit for supplying a predetermined potential of back bias voltage to a well region of the driving transistor, and a controller for receiving the output signal from the comparator, and controlling the operation of the back bias circuit. The second terminal of the driving transistor is feedback-coupled to the second input terminal of the comparator. When the driving transistor is turned off according to the output signal from the comparator, the controller for receiving the output signal from the comparator supplies the predetermined potential of back bias voltage to the well region of the driving transistor by driving the back bias circuit.
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Hynix / Semiconductor Inc.
Ladas & Parry LLP
Zweizig Jeffrey
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