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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Ching-te Kent Chuang, South Salem, NY (US);
Keunwoo Kim, Somers, NY (US);
Jente Benedict Kuang, Austin, TX (US);
Hung Cai Ngo, Williamson County, TX (US);
Kevin John Nowka, Georgetown, TX (US);
Ching-Te Kent Chuang, South Salem, NY (US);
Keunwoo Kim, Somers, NY (US);
Jente Benedict Kuang, Austin, TX (US);
Hung Cai Ngo, Williamson County, TX (US);
Kevin John Nowka, Georgetown, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for varying one or more of a supply voltage and reference voltage in an integrated circuit, using independent control of a diode voltage in an asymmetrical double-gate device. An integrated circuit is provided that is controlled by one or more of a supply voltage and a reference voltage. The integrated circuit comprises an independently controlled asymmetrical double-gate device to adjust one or more of the supply voltage and the reference voltage. The independent control may comprise, for example, a back gate bias. The independently controlled asymmetrical double-gate device may be employed in a number of applications, including voltage islands, static RAM, and to improve the power and performance of a processing unit.