Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transistor aging reversal using hot carrier injection
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Application No.: US17399760Application Date: 2021-08-11
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Publication No.: US11611338B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Aly Ismail , Amr Haggag
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: H03K17/30
- IPC: H03K17/30

Abstract:
Embodiments relate to circuit for reversing a threshold voltage shift of a transistor. The circuit includes a current mirror for sensing a transistor current and generating a mirrored current corresponding to the sensed transistor current, a gate biasing module for providing a gate bias to the transistor, and a calibration engine configured to receive the mirrored current from the current mirror and to control the gate biasing module in response to determining whether the mirrored current is outside of a predetermined range indicative of a shift in the threshold voltage of the transistor. The gate biasing module includes a gate biasing circuit configured to operate the transistor in a region where hot carrier injection (HCI) is present, and a gate switch for coupling the gate biasing circuit to a gate terminal of the transistor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220103169A1 Transistor Aging Reversal Using Hot Carrier Injection Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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