Why LVT cells are more leaky!

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Amit
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Why LVT cells are more leaky!

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Why LVT cells have more leakage power?
karthik.venkata2020
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Re: Why LVT cells are more leaky!

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Because the thickness of gate oxide is less for LVT cells. so gate tunneling current will be more causing more currents to flow through gate.
and also threshold voltage levels of transistor are low. so leakage current will be more and LVT cells are leaky


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