Voltage compensated integrated circuits
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a first circuit including components activated with a first magnitude threshold voltage; and
coupling a second circuit to the first circuit in a feedback arrangement;
wherein an output of said second circuit drives an input of said first circuit and does not drive other input circuitry; and
wherein the second circuit includes components activated with a second magnitude threshold voltage which is greater in magnitude than the first threshold voltage.
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Abstract
A method and system of voltage compensated integrated circuits. Operating characteristics of integrated circuitry are enhanced by application of voltage compensation.
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39 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a first circuit including components activated with a first magnitude threshold voltage; and coupling a second circuit to the first circuit in a feedback arrangement; wherein an output of said second circuit drives an input of said first circuit and does not drive other input circuitry; and wherein the second circuit includes components activated with a second magnitude threshold voltage which is greater in magnitude than the first threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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connecting a second circuit to a first circuit in a first feedback arrangement, wherein the first circuit includes components activated with a first threshold voltage and the second circuit includes components activated with a second threshold voltage which is greater than the first threshold voltage; and connecting a third circuit to the second circuit in a second feedback arrangement, wherein the third circuit includes components activated with a third threshold voltage which is greater than the second threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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a first stage comprising components activated with at least a first threshold voltage and a second threshold voltage greater than the first threshold voltage; a second stage comprising components activated with at least a first threshold voltage and a second threshold voltage greater than the first threshold voltage; and a third stage comprising components activated with at least a first threshold voltage and a second threshold voltage greater than the first threshold voltage, wherein the first, second, and third stages are coupled in a ring arrangement, wherein said first and second threshold voltages are established by construction of said components. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A means comprising:
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means for providing a first circuit including first circuit means activated with a first threshold voltage; means for connecting a second circuit to the first circuit in a first feedback arrangement, wherein the second circuit includes second circuit means activated with a second threshold voltage which is greater than the first threshold voltage; and means for connecting a third circuit to the second circuit in a second feedback arrangement, wherein the third circuit includes third circuit means activated with a third threshold voltage which is greater than the second threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An electronic circuit comprising:
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a first sub-circuit consisting of components configured with a first magnitude threshold voltage; and a second sub-circuit coupled to said first sub-circuit in a feedback arrangement, wherein the second circuit includes components configured with a second magnitude threshold voltage which is greater in magnitude than said first threshold voltage, wherein differences between said first and second threshold voltages are determined by fabrication differences of said components. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An electronic circuit comprising:
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a first sub-circuit including components configured with a first threshold voltage; and a second sub-circuit coupled to said first sub-circuit in a feedback arrangement, wherein the second circuit includes components configured with a second threshold voltage which is greater in magnitude than said first threshold voltage, wherein said electronic circuit comprises a frequency-voltage characteristic that is more stable with respect to voltage over a range of frequencies than a frequency-voltage characteristic of said first sub-circuit in isolation.
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36. A method comprising:
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accessing a first signal at a first circuit input, wherein said first circuit comprises components activated with a first magnitude threshold voltage; processing said first signal by said first circuit to produce a second signal; accessing said second signal at a second circuit input, wherein said second circuit comprises components activated with a second magnitude threshold voltage greater than said first magnitude threshold voltage; processing said second signal by said second circuit to produce a third signal; and directly connecting said third signal to said first signal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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