Abstract: In the present invention an apparatus and method for providing compensation against temperature, process and supply voltage variation in MOS circuits has been proposed. The invention provides a change in process, temperature and voltage detection circuit, which controls the body bias and the drive of the devices in the CMOS circuit. The detection circuit is independent of any input or internal signal of the CMOS circuit to be controlled.

Abstract: A process for the desalination of sea water by lowering from a floating platform (11) sets of vessels (66), which are constructed or laminated in part with reverse osmosis elements (65) or (64), into the ocean depth to extract fresh water. Thereafter, the fresh water filled vessel (66) is to be lifted individually from the ocean depth by means of a mechanical lifting system (33) to a predetermined elevation above the sea surface to facilitate the delivery of the extracted fresh water to a coastal water transportation system via a valve (44) at the bottom of the vessel (66) which is also connected to a water delivery pipeline (55).