公开(公告)号：US07155695B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-26

申请号：US10071379

申请日：2002-02-06

申请人： Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp

发明人： Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： H01L23/5286 ,  H01L23/5225 ,  H01L23/552 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A technique for actively shielding a signal such that a signal driver of the signal only participates in discharge events is provided. Because the signal driver only participates in discharge events, the signal driver is non-interacting with respect to other driver devices. Shield wires are set such that an active transition on the signal causes a discharge of capacitance between the signal and the shield wires.

公开(公告)号：US20060232304A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11106288

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Tyler Thorp ,  Mark Johnson ,  Brent Haukness

发明人： Tyler Thorp ,  Mark Johnson ,  Brent Haukness

IPC分类号： H03K5/153

CPC分类号： H03K5/153 ,  H03K17/145 ,  H03K17/223

摘要： Apparatus and methods are described for providing an adaptive trip point detector circuit that receives an input signal at an input signal node and generates an output signal at an output signal node, the output signal changing from a first value to a second value when the input signal exceeds a trip point reference value. In particular, the trip point reference value is adjusted to compensate for variations in process or temperature, without requiring an externally-supplied reference signal.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供自适应跳变点检测器电路的装置和方法，所述自适应跳变点检测器电路在输入信号节点处接收输入信号，并在输出信号节点处产生输出信号，输出信号在第一值变化到第二值时， 超过跳点参考值。 特别地，调整跳变点参考值以补偿过程或温度的变化，而不需要外部提供的参考信号。

公开(公告)号：US06762505B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-13

申请号：US09997438

申请日：2001-11-29

申请人： Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp ,  Dean Liu ,  Pradeep Trivedi

发明人： Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp ,  Dean Liu ,  Pradeep Trivedi

IPC分类号： H01L2348

CPC分类号： H01L23/5286 ,  H01L24/14 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/49 ,  H01L2224/48 ,  H01L2224/49 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01014 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/30105 ,  H01L2924/30107 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2924/207

摘要： A 150 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid is provided. This layout improves integrated circuit performance and reliability and gives an integrated circuit designer added flexibility and uniformity in designing the integrated circuit. Further, a patterned bump array for a top metal layer of an integrated circuit having a plurality of 150 degree bump placement structures is provided.

摘要翻译： 提供集成电路电网的150度凸块布置布局。 这种布局提高了集成电路的性能和可靠性，并为集成电路设计人员增加了设计集成电路的灵活性和均匀性。 此外，提供了具有多个150度凸块放置结构的集成电路的顶部金属层的图案化凸块阵列。

公开(公告)号：US06701488B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-02

申请号：US09992607

申请日：2001-11-14

申请人： Brian W. Amick ,  Claude R. Gauthier ,  Tyler Thorp

发明人： Brian W. Amick ,  Claude R. Gauthier ,  Tyler Thorp

IPC分类号： G06F1750

CPC分类号： H03K19/00361

摘要： A method for reducing noise in an I/O system has been developed. The method includes powering up the I/O supply and activating or inserting a shunting resistance across the power supply terminals. The shunting resistance is inserted in parallel with the I/O power supply, and is controllable such that the resistance can be selectively switched ‘on’ and/or ‘off.’

摘要翻译： 已经开发了用于减少I / O系统中的噪声的方法。 该方法包括上电I / O电源，并在电源端子上激活或插入分流电阻。 分流电阻与I / O电源并联插入，并且可控制，使得电阻可以选择性地“接通”和/或“关闭”。

公开(公告)号：US06653857B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-25

申请号：US10000676

申请日：2001-10-31

申请人： Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp

发明人： Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp

IPC分类号： H03K1716

CPC分类号： H04L25/08 ,  H01L23/5223 ,  H01L23/5225 ,  H01L23/5286 ,  H01L23/552 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An integrated circuit that asymmetrically shields a signal to increase decoupling capacitance is provided. The signal is asymmetrically shielded based on a probability of the signal being at a specific value. Further, a computer system that uses asymmetrically shielding to increase performance is provided. Further, a method for increasing an amount of implicit decoupling capacitance on a circuit through asymmetric shielding is provided. Further, a method to increase component performance by increasing implicit decoupling capacitance is provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种非对称屏蔽信号以增加去耦电容的集成电路。 基于信号处于特定值的概率，信号被不对称地屏蔽。 此外，提供了使用不对称屏蔽来提高性能的计算机系统。 此外，提供了一种通过非对称屏蔽增加电路上的隐式去耦电容量的方法。 此外，提供了通过增加隐式解耦电容来增加组件性能的方法。

公开(公告)号：US06640331B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US09997843

申请日：2001-11-29

申请人： Pradeep Trivedi ,  Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp

发明人： Pradeep Trivedi ,  Sudhakar Bobba ,  Tyler Thorp

IPC分类号： G06F1750

CPC分类号： G06F17/5036

摘要： A decoupling capacitor assignment technique that increases decoupling capacitance without violating a leakage power constraint of an integrated circuit is provided. The decoupling capacitor assignment technique selectively replaces decoupling capacitors associated with high driver decoupling capacitance need to available decoupling capacitance ratios with thin-oxide decoupling capacitors such that decoupling capacitance is increased and the leakage power constraint is met.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在不违反集成电路的漏电功率限制的情况下增加去耦电容的去耦电容器分配技术。 去耦电容器分配技术选择性地替代与高驱动器去耦电容相关联的去耦电容需要使用薄氧化物去耦电容器的可用的去耦电容比，使得去耦电容增加并且满足泄漏功率约束。

公开(公告)号：US06566758B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-20

申请号：US09995168

申请日：2001-11-27

申请人： Pradeep Trivedi ,  Tyler Thorp ,  Sudhakar Bobba ,  Dean Liu

发明人： Pradeep Trivedi ,  Tyler Thorp ,  Sudhakar Bobba ,  Dean Liu

IPC分类号： H01L2348

CPC分类号： H01L24/10 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L24/13 ,  H01L2224/13 ,  H01L2224/13099 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A current crowding reduction technique involving the uniform displacement of vias around a bump is provided. By uniformly arranging vias around the bump on an integrated circuit, current can uniformly flow to and from the bump, effectively leading to reduced current density around the bump. Further, a method for reducing current crowding around a bump using an uniform arrangement of vias around the bump is provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种包括围绕凸块的通孔均匀位移的当前拥挤减少技术。 通过在集成电路上的凸块周围均匀地布置通孔，电流可以均匀地流到凸起，从而有效地导致在凸块周围减小的电流密度。 此外，提供了一种用于使用凸块周围的通孔的均匀布置来减少在凸块周围的电流拥挤的方法。