Patent ID: 9377800
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G05F,H03K

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a circuit, the method comprising: receiving a supply voltage at a control transistor, wherein the control transistor comprises a body region, a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, a gate insulating region disposed above the body region and a gate region disposed above the gate insulating region, wherein the first source/drain region receives the supply voltage and wherein the gate insulating region has a first layer thickness; generating by the control transistor, a controlled output voltage at the second source/drain region of the control transistor, wherein a logic circuit is coupled to the second source/drain region of the control transistor, the logic circuit comprising a plurality of transistors, each of the transistors having a gate insulating region of a second layer thickness; and generating by an inverter a control signal, the inverter comprising an inverter input and an inverter output, wherein the inverter input is coupled to the second source/drain region of the control transistor and the inverter output is coupled to the gate of the control transistor, wherein the generated control signal is provided at the inverter output and wherein the inverter comprises at least one transistor with a gate insulating region having a third layer thickness; wherein the first layer thickness, the second layer thickness and the third layer thickness are substantially equal.