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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Hao Hsu, Tainan, TW;
Chia-En Huang, Xinfeng Township, TW;
Hektor Huang, New Taipei, TW;
Yi-Ching Chang, Taichung, TW;
Chen-Lin Yang, Zhubei, TW;
Jung-Ping Yang, Jui-bei, TW;
Cheng Hung Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprises a first circuit portion comprising a plurality of first cells, each first cell comprising a first transistor having a first voltage value at a first node, and a second transistor having a second voltage value at a second node. A second circuit portion comprises a plurality of second cells. The second cells are individually coupled with a corresponding first cell of the plurality of first cells. The second cells are selectively controllable to supply a voltage to one or more of the first cells based on an instruction to supply the voltage. The instruction to supply the voltage is based on a determined mismatch between the first voltage value and the second voltage value being greater than a predetermined threshold value.