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The present invention includes a semiconductor circuit including one or more transistors each having a body and one or more a variable voltage source to selectively provide a forward bias to the bodies at certain times and to provide a non-forward bias to the body at other times. The semiconductor c

The present invention includes a semiconductor circuit including one or more transistors each having a body and one or more a variable voltage source to selectively provide a forward bias to the bodies at certain times and to provide a non-forward bias to the body at other times. The semiconductor circuit includes voltage control circuitry to control whether the variable voltage source provides the forward bias or the non-forward bias. In some embodiments of the invention, the voltage control circuit controls the variable voltage source such that the forward bias is provided during an active mode of the transistors and the non-forward bias is provided during a standby mode of the transistors. In some embodiments of the invention, the voltage control circuitry derives a priori knowledge of the mode of the transistor.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A semiconductor circuit, comprising:a functional unit block including transistors having a body and a gate; andvoltage control circuitry to control through the bodies of the transistors whether the transistors are in an active mode in which all the transistors in the func

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A semiconductor circuit, comprising:a functional unit block including transistors having a body and a gate; andvoltage control circuitry to control through the bodies of the transistors whether the transistors are in an active mode in which all the transistors in the functional block unit are forward biased or in a standby mode in which all the transistors in the functional block unit are non-forward biased, the voltage control circuitry using at least one rule to determine whether to place the transistors in the active or the standby mode, wherein the at least one rule includes placing all the transistors of the function unit block in the active mode if any one of the transistors in the function unit block is to be in the active mode.