Low power operation mechanism and method

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 wh...

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Main Authors Barany, Micah, Zhang, Kevin, Ravichandran, Krishnan, Jackson, Bob
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.02.2003
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Summary: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.