Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Leakage current reduction in electronic devices
-
Application No.: US17078965Application Date: 2020-10-23
-
Publication No.: US11658662B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Hiroshi Akamatsu , Ki-Jun Nam , John David Porter
- Applicant: Micron Technology, inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Main IPC: H03K19/00
- IPC: H03K19/00 ; H03K19/096

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for leakage current reduction in electronic devices are described. Electronic devices may be susceptible to leakage currents when operating in a first mode, such as an inactive (e.g., a standby) mode. To mitigate leakage current, an electronic device may include transistors coupled in cascode configuration where a gate of a drain-side transistor in the cascode configuration is configured to be biased by an adjustable (e.g., a dynamic) control signal. When the transistors are inactive (e.g., “off”), the control signal may be adjusted to prevent leakage associated with the inactive transistors. Further, a source-side transistor in the cascode configuration may be configured to have a high threshold voltage (e.g., relative to the drain-side transistor).
Public/Granted literature
- US20210044296A1 LEAKAGE CURRENT REDUCTION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES Public/Granted day:2021-02-11
Information query