Patent ID: 6225846
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
A body voltage controlled semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:a first inverter including a first PMOS transistor, a first NMOS transistor, a first link interconnecting a gate electrode of said first PMOS transistor and a gate electrode of said first NMOS transistor, a second link interconnecting a drain electrode of said first PMOS transistor and a drain electrode of said first NMOS transistor;a second inverter including a second PMOS transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a third link interconnecting a gate electrode of said second PMOS transistor and a gate electrode of said second NMOS transistor, a fourth link interconnecting a drain electrode of said second PMOS transistor and a drain electrode of said second NMOS transistor;a voltage divider circuit including a third PMOS transistor, a third NMOS transistor, a fifth link interconnecting a drain electrode of said third PMOS transistor and a drain electrode of said third NMOS transistor, a sixth link connected to the second inverter interconnecting a gate electrode of said third PMOS transistor and a gate electrode of said third NMOS transistor, a fourth PMOS transistor which is connected between a body electrode and a source electrode of said third PMOS transistor, and which is always kept ON, a fourth NMOS transistor which is connected between a body electrode and a source electrode of said third NMOS transistor, and which is always kept ON,wherein said fifth link is connected with said second link and said third link, the source electrode of said third PMOS transistor is connected to a body electrode of said second PMOS transistor, and the source electrode of said third NMOS transistor is connected to a body electrode of said second NMOS transistor.