Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pin must-connects for improved performance
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Application No.: US16649800Application Date: 2017-12-27
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Publication No.: US11409935B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Ranjith Kumar , Srinivasa Chaitanya Gadigatla , Tamanna Husain , Abhinand Ramakrishnan , James Graeber , Kohinoor Basu
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/068471 WO 20171227
- International Announcement: WO2019/132870 WO 20190704
- Main IPC: G06F30/39
- IPC: G06F30/39 ; G06F30/392 ; G06F30/394 ; H01L27/02 ; G06F111/20 ; G06F119/12

Abstract:
An integrated circuit structure includes a first metal level comprising a first plurality of interconnect lines along a first direction. A cell is on at least the first metal level, the cell having a pin comprising more than two of the first plurality of interconnect lines. A second metal level comprising a second plurality of interconnect lines overlays the first metal level, where the second plurality of interconnect lines is along a second direction. Two or more vias are on at least one of the second plurality of interconnect lines to connect to the pin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200311332A1 PIN MUST-CONNECTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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