Patent ID: 8445961
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A structure, comprising: a first body-contacted silicon-on-insulator (SOI) metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect-transistor (MOSFET) device having a drain region, a source region, a body region separating the drain region from the source region, and a gate disposed above the body region; and a sensing circuit, coupled to the first body-contacted SOI MOSFET device, having an input and an output, the input of the sensing circuit having a high impedance and the output of the sensing circuit having a low impedance, wherein the body region of the first body-contacted SOI MOSFET device is coupled to the input of the sensing circuit to form a floating body node, wherein a voltage measure of the floating body node is obtained at the output of the sensing circuit.