Low voltage device operable with a high voltage supply

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1998-01-12

2000-11-21

Cunningham, Terry D.

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Specific identifiable device, circuit, or system

Integrated structure

327565, H01L 2500

Patent

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061508780

ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses an integrated circuit device including transistors having predetermined upper voltage limits, a multi-layer metal interconnect structure connecting the transistors to each other and to an external voltage source having a voltage in excess of the predetermined upper voltage limits of a first plurality of the transistors, and a voltage reducer connected along the interconnect structure between the external voltage source and the first plurality of the transistors.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4482985 (1984-11-01), Itoh et al.
patent: 5309040 (1994-05-01), Nakano et al.
patent: 5485117 (1996-01-01), Furumochi
patent: 5631547 (1997-05-01), Fujioka et al.

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