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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin X. Zhang, Portland, OR (US);
Micah Barany, Portland, OR (US);
Krishnan Ravichandran, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bob Jackson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/01 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for powering a chip having at least one transistor. A voltage regulating device may apply a first voltage and a second voltage to the transistor. The voltage regulating device may include a mechanism to apply a third voltage to a body contact of the transistor while applying the first voltage to the transistor. This places the transistor in a reverse body bias mode which conserves energy by reducing leakage current.