DocumentCode
3164004
Title
Flexfet Independently-Double-Gated CMOS for Dynamic Circuit Control
Author
Meek, Brian ; Wilson, Dale G.
Author_Institution
Boise State Univ., Boise, ID
fYear
2009
fDate
3-3 April 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Dynamic control of threshold voltage (Vt) using FlexfetTM independently-double-gated CMOS provides circuit tuning capability to counter global and local process variations. This tuning capability is demonstrated on digital logic gates manufactured with 0.18 mum Flexfet CMOS transistors. The dynamic Vt control can also provide a basis for superior efficiency in ultra-low-power applications by allowing dynamic tuning of power versus performance on an as-needed basis.
Keywords
CMOS integrated circuits; low-power electronics; transistor circuits; Flexfet CMOS transistors; Flexfet independently-double-gated CMOS; dynamic circuit control; size 0.18 mum; threshold voltage; ultra-low-power applications; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; Circuit optimization; FinFETs; Flexible printed circuits; MOS devices; MOSFET circuits; Threshold voltage; USA Councils; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microelectronics and Electron Devices, 2009. WMED 2009. IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location
Boise, ID
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3551-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3552-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WMED.2009.4816151
Filename
4816151
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