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Yes, and normally it is. I think on every moderately modern CMOS IC, body bias is controlled.

> What is body bias?

> Body bias is used to dynamically adjust the threshold voltage (Vt) of a CMOS transistor. While CMOS transistors are usually thought of as having three terminal devices, with terminals for the source, gate, and drain, it’s increasingly common to have a fourth terminal connected to the body (substrate). Because the voltage difference between the source voltage (Vs) and body voltage (Vb) affects the Vt, the body can be thought of as a second gate that helps determine how a transistor turns on and off.

https://semiengineering.com/body-bias-what-it-is-and-why-you...



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