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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:
Aug. 13, 2002

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Fariborz Assaderaghi, Mahopac, NY (US);

Kerry Bernstein, Underhill, NY (US);

Michael J. Hargrove, Clinton Corners, NY (US);

Norman J. Rohrer, Underhill, VT (US);

Peter Smeys, White Plaines, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9096 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9096 ;
Abstract

A circuit for maintaining the threshold voltages of transistors implemented in a dynamic CMOS circuit. A plurality of transistors have source drain connections connected between the body contacts of transistors in the dynamic CMOS circuits, and the constant voltage potential. When operating the dynamic CMOS circuit in the precharge phase, the body of each of the CMOS circuit transistors is maintained at the constant voltage potential. During the evaluate phase, the body potential is permitted to float to its precharge state. The initial reference level voltage established during a precharge phase maintains the transistor gate-source threshold voltage at a constant value, eliminating both bipolar effects and history effects which accompanying a changing body potential.


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