• DocumentCode
    1498652
  • Title

    Transient self back-biased buffer for low-voltage high-performance applications in standard CMOS technologies

  • Author

    Moisiadis, Y. ; Bouras, I. ; Papadas, C. ; Schoellkopf, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Syst. Dev., Athens, Greece
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1/21/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    112
  • Lastpage
    113
  • Abstract
    A low-voltage, high performance buffer suitable for implementation in standard CMOS technologies is proposed. The new buffer utilises the transient self back-bias (TSBB) technique to reduce electrically the threshold voltage of the output PMOS transistor, enhancing its performance. Simulations at 100 MHz and 0.9 V have shown that the TSBB buffer has a 35% speed advantage in the pull-up over the standard CMOS buffer. With only 5% increase in power dissipation
  • Keywords
    CMOS logic circuits; buffer circuits; leakage currents; low-power electronics; 0.9 V; 100 MHz; TSBB buffer; low-voltage high-performance applications; output PMOS transistor; power dissipation; pull-up; standard CMOS technologies; threshold voltage; transient self back-biased buffer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19990116
  • Filename
    757987