Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power grid conductor placement within an integrated circuit
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Application No.: US14307574Application Date: 2014-06-18
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Publication No.: US09653413B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr. , Karen Lee Delk
- Applicant: ARM LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Cambridge
- Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: H01L21/58
- IPC: H01L21/58 ; H01L23/58 ; G06F17/50
Abstract:
An integrated circuit 2 is formed with standard-cell power conductors 14 which are overlaid by power grid conductors 20. The power grid conductors are offset in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the power grid conductors relative to their underlying standard-cell power conductor. This has the effect of increasing the conductor spacing possible to one side of the power grid conductor. Accordingly, a wider than minimum width power grid conductor may be provided which blocks only one of its adjacent track positions from being used by a routing conductor 22.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150371959A1 POWER GRID CONDUCTOR PLACEMENT WITHIN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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