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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alain F. Loiseau, Williston, VT (US);
Steven W. Mittl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Andreas D. Stricker, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/08 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H03K 19/0948 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0288 (2013.01); H03K 5/08 (2013.01); H03K 19/0948 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for balancing voltages during voltage division. More specifically, circuit performance is enhanced (i) balancing out the voltage drops across two field effect transistors (FETs); (ii) powering inverters through a voltage divider containing two voltage input pins during normal operation of the circuit; and (iii) powering inverters through a FET during electrostatic discharge.