Title :
Programmable floating-gate techniques for CMOS inverters
Author :
Degnan, Brian P. ; Wunderlich, Richard B. ; Hasler, Paul
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The use of analog floating-gate elements in analog circuit research has steadily increased. These elements have great potential because they can be fabricated on a standard process and are low-power. An interesting application for these circuits is in the tuning of digital circuits for threshold and power consumption, which has been traditionally done by design. We explore the use of analog floating gates for threshold adjustments in a digital inverter.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; analogue circuits; circuit tuning; logic gates; low-power electronics; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; programmable circuits; CMOS inverters; analog floating-gate elements; digital circuit tuning; digital inverter; power consumption; programmable floating-gate techniques; threshold adjustments; Analog circuits; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Capacitance; Digital circuits; Energy consumption; Inverters; Nonvolatile memory; Threshold voltage; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8834-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1465119
