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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Seouk-kyu Choi, Hwasung-si, KR;
Nam-jong Kim, Yongin-Si, KR;
Il-man Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-hyun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Seouk-Kyu Choi, Hwasung-si, KR;
Nam-Jong Kim, Yongin-Si, KR;
Il-Man Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-Hyun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a speed circuit path includes inverter chains that are controllable to operate in a slower, low sub-threshold leakage current mode or a faster, higher sub-threshold leakage current mode depending on an operating mode of the semiconductor device. A non-speed circuit path includes inverter chains that operate to reduce sub-threshold leakage current regardless of an operating mode of the semiconductor device.