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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jiawei Fu, Suzhou, CN;

Jianzhou Wu, Suzhou, CN;

Jie Jin, Suzhou, CN;

Yikun Mo, Suzhou, CN;

Stefano Pietri, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/20 (2006.01); G05F 3/26 (2006.01); H01L 29/8605 (2006.01); H01L 27/08 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H01L 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/205 (2013.01); G05F 3/262 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H01L 27/0802 (2013.01); H01L 28/20 (2013.01); H01L 29/8605 (2013.01);
Abstract

A bias current generator circuit includes a current path and a leakage control circuit. The current path is connected between a supply voltage and a ground level. The current path includes a transistor and a resistor. The transistor has a current channel connected in the current path. The resistor has an upper terminal and a lower terminal connected in the current path, and a well contact to allow a reverse leakage current of the resistor to flow through. The leakage control circuit is connected to the supply voltage. The leakage control circuit includes a driving transistor to provide a driving voltage to the well contact of the resistor, and to allow the reverse leakage current of the resistor to flow into the leakage control circuit.


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