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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Esin Terzioglu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gil I. Winograd, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novelics, LLC., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a leakage reduction circuit is provided that includes: a virtual power supply node; a first PMOS transistor coupled between the virtual power supply node and a power supply node; a second PMOS transistor having a source coupled to the power supply node; and a native NMOS transistor coupled between a drain of the second PMOS transistor and the virtual power supply node, the native NMOS transistor having a gate driven by the power supply node.