摘要 |
<p>A method of improving the performance of an active semiconductor device with a voltage-controllable channel length, comprises providing a matched reference component having similar operating characteristics to the active semiconductor device, continually monitoring the breakdown voltage of the matched reference component, and maintaining the operating voltage of the active semiconductor device to lie just below the measured breakdown voltage of the matched reference component. In this way, the performance of the active component can be optimized.</p> |