Weak Inversion for Ultra Low-Power and Very Low-Voltage Circuits

被引：32
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作者：
Vittoz, Eric A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
来源：
2009 IEEE ASIAN SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE (A-SSCC) | 2009年
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D O I：
10.1109/ASSCC.2009.5357240
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
This paper discusses techniques, limitations and possible future developments of circuits based on transistors operated in the weak inversion (w.i.) mode, also called subthreshold mode. In analog circuits, w.i. is reached at very low current, but it is also needed for very low supply voltage. Its exponential behaviour can be exploited in special circuits schemes, some of them devised for bipolar transistors. For digital circuits, it can provide the ultimate speed/power ratio in a given process.
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