Patent ID: 8143936
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H01L,H03K

Abstract:
1. An active device comprising: a gate terminal configured to receive a control signal having a first signal characteristic; and a bulk terminal configured to receive a forward body-bias signal, the forward body-bias signal having a second signal characteristic, the first and second signal characteristics selected such that the forward body-bias signal cycles between an “on” state and an “off” state a plurality of times during a single cycle of the control signal and the forward body-bias signal is in the “on” state for at least a portion of time when the control signal is in an “off” state and the forward body-bias signal is in the “off” state for at least a portion of time when the control signal is in the “off” state and for at least a portion of time when the control signal is in an “on” state.