摘要:
A complete solution to block noise from eDRAM macro to the analog core, and vice verse, in a system-on-chip IC design. Specifically, there is provided a first isolated triple well structure formed in the IC for reducing noise component resulting from operative elements of a DC generator circuit fabricated therein; and, a second isolated triple well structure formed in the IC for reducing noise component resulting from operative elements of a noise sense amplifier bank and DRAM arrays fabricated therein. A power supply source is provided for supplying power to each DC generator circuit, noise sense amplifier bank and DRAM array; as is a power bus for providing power and a separate power bus for providing a ground to each of the DC generator circuit, and the noise sense amplifier circuit and DRAM array components. In this manner, noise contamination with noise sensitive devices in said IC is reduced and, further noise contamination of the DRAM array as sourced from the IC is reduced.
摘要:
An integrated circuit is provided having a plurality of data transmitters, including a plurality of default data transmitters for transmitting data from a plurality of data sources and at least one redundancy data transmitter. A plurality of connection elements are provided having a first, low impedance connecting state and having a second, high impedance, disconnecting state. The connection elements are operable to disconnect a failing data transmitter from a corresponding output signal line and to connect the redundancy data transmitter to that output signal line in place of the failing data transmitter. In one preferred form, the connection elements include a fuse and an antifuse. In another form, the connection elements include micro-electromechanical (MEM) switches. The connecting elements preferably present the low impedance connecting state at frequencies which include signal switching frequencies above about 500 MHz.
摘要:
A method and structure for a photodiode array comprising a plurality of photodiode cores, light sensing sidewalls along an exterior of the cores, logic circuitry above the cores, trenches separating the cores, and a transparent material in the trenches is disclosed. With the invention, the sidewalls are perpendicular to the surface of the photodiode that receives incident light. The light sensing sidewalls comprise a junction region that causes electron transfer when struck with light. The sidewalls comprise four vertical sidewalls around each island core. The logic circuitry blocks light from the core so light is primarily only sensed by the sidewalls.
摘要:
A centralized power supply system for a multi-system on chip device includes: an external power supply for supplying power to the device; a centralized DC generator macro having generator components for receiving the external power supplied and generating therefrom one or more power supply voltages for use by surrounding system macros provided on the multi-system chip, the centralized DC generator macro further distributing the generated power supply voltages to respective system macros. A noise blocking structure is provided that surrounds the centralized DC generator system and isolates the centralized DC generator system from the surrounding system macros.
摘要:
A data clock system for a semiconductor memory system is provided for performing reliable high-speed data transfers. The semiconductor memory system includes a plurality of data banks configured for storing data, the plurality of data banks in operative communication with a plurality of first data paths, each first data path in operative communication with a second data path. The data clock system includes a first clock path receiving a clock signal during a data transfer operation for transferring data between one data bank of the plurality of data banks and the second data path via one of the plurality of first data paths; and a second clock path receiving the clock signal from the first clock path and propagating the clock signal along therethrough, the second clock path including at least one clock driver. The transfer of data between the one of the plurality of first data paths and the second data path occurs upon receipt of the clock signal by the at least one clock driver. A method for propagating a clock signal in a semiconductor memory system is also provided for performing reliable high-speed data transfers. In the inventive system and method the clock signal is delayed during propagation along the first clock path and the second clock path by approximately the same amount of time regardless if the at least one clock driver is positioned proximate a far end of the second clock path or the at least one clock driver is positioned proximate a near end of the second clock path.
摘要:
A chip packaging system and method for providing enhanced thermal cooling including a first embodiment wherein a diamond thin film is used to replace at least the surface layer of the existing packaging material in order to form a highly heat conductive path to an associated heat sink. An alternative embodiment provides diamond thin film layers disposed on adjacent surfaces of the chip and the chip package. Yet another alternative embodiment includes diamond thin film layers on adjacent chip surfaces in a chip-to-chip packaging structure. A final illustrated embodiment provides for the use of an increased number of solder balls disposed in at least one diamond thin film layer on at least one of a chip and a chip package joined with standard C4 technology.
摘要:
A new micro-cell redundancy scheme for a wide bandwidth embedded DRAM having a SRAM cache interface. For each bank of micro-cell array units comprising the eDRAM, at least one micro-cell unit is prepared as the redundancy to replace a defected micro-cell within the bank. After array testing, any defective micro-cell inside the bank is replaced with a redundancy micro-cell for that bank. A fuse bank structure implementing a look-up table is established for recording each redundant micro-cell address and its corresponding repaired micro-cell address. In order to allow simultaneous multi-bank operation, the redundant micro-cells may only replace the defective micro-cells within the same bank. When reading data from eDRAM, or writing data to eDRAM, the micro-cell array address is checked against the look-up table to determine whether that data is to be read from or written to the original micro-cell, or the redundant micro-cell. The micro-cell redundancy scheme is a flexible and reliable method for high-performance eDRAM applications.
摘要:
A method is provided for fabricating semiconductor devices having different properties on a common semiconductor substrate. The method includes the steps of (a) forming N openings on the semiconductor substrate, wherein each opening is corresponding to a channel region of each semiconductor device, (b) forming oxide layers of an ith type on surfaces of the N openings, (c) depositing gate conductor material of an ith type over structure of the semiconductor devices, the gate conductor material of the ith type having a gate conductor work-function of an ith type, (d) removing the gate conductor material of the ith type such that a predetermined amount of the gate conductor material of the ith type remains in an ith opening to form a gate conductor material layer of the ith type on top surface in the ith opening and the gate conductor material of the ith type deposited in the structure other than the ith opening is removed, (e) removing the oxide layers of the ith type from openings other than the ith opening, (f) repeating the steps of (a) through (e) from “i=1” to “i=N”, and (g) forming at least one layer on surface of each of N gate conductor material layers in the N openings to form a gate conductor, whereby the N semiconductor devices have N gate conductors, respectively, wherein the N gate conductors have N types of gate conductor work-functions. The semiconductor devices also have channel regions of which doping levels are different from each other by implanting the channel regions with different types of implants.
摘要:
Thermal cooling structures of diamond or diamond-like materials are provided for conducting heat away from semiconductor devices. A first silicon-on-insulator embodiment comprises a plurality of thermal paths, formed after shallow trench and device fabrication steps are completed, which extend through the buried oxide and provide heat dissipation through to the underlying bulk silicon substrate. The thermal conduction path material is preferably diamond which has high thermal conductivity with low electrical conductivity. A second diamond trench cooling structure, formed after device fabrication has been completed, comprises diamond shallow trenches disposed between the devices and extending through the buried oxide layer. An alternative diamond thermal cooling structure includes a diamond insulation layer deposited over the semiconductor devices in either an SOI or bulk silicon structure. Yet another embodiment comprises diamond sidewalls formed along the device walls in thermal contact with the device junctions to provide heat dissipation through the device junctions to underlying cooling structures. It is also proposed that the foregoing structures, and combinations of the foregoing structures, could be used in conjunction with other known cooling schemes.
摘要:
A memory system having a plurality of T-RAM cells arranged in an array is presented where each T-RAM cell has dual vertical devices and is fabricated over a SiC substrate. Each T-RAM cell has a vertical thyristor and a vertical transfer gate. The top surface of each thyristor is coplanar with the top surface of each transfer gate within the T-RAM array to provide a planar cell structure for the T-RAM array. A method is also presented for fabricating the T-RAM array having the vertical thyristors, the vertical transfer gates and the planar cell structure over the SiC substrate.