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CMOS Logic Circuits with Lower Subthreshold Leakage Current  

Song Sang-Hun (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부)
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The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C / v.53, no.10, 2004 , pp. 500-504 More about this Journal
Abstract
We propose a new method to reduce the subthreshold leakage current. By moving the operating point of OFF state MOSFETs through input-controlled voltage generators, logic circuits with much lower leakage current can be built with few extra components. SPICE simulation results for the new inverter show correct logic results without speed degradation compared to a conventional inverter.
Keywords
CMOS; Subthreshold; Leakage Current; Logic Circuit; Inverter;
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