Abstract: A logic circuit implementing a logic function and method of manufacture thereof. The logic circuit includes a series connection of two or more CMOS devices, at least one CMOS device having a threshold voltage at an input lower than a threshold voltage at an input of another of the CMOS devices. The CMOS logic circuit exhibits enhanced switching speed for logic operations and reduced leakage current when operating in an off-state. A logic family is built around the series connection of two or more devices having mixed voltage threshold inputs for enhanced switching speed and reduced off-current leakage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 9, 2002
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Russell J. Houghton, William R. Tonti, Thomas Vogelsang, Adam B. Wilson