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US 10,763,205 B2Granted
Input/output cell wire connector
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsPritesh Pawaskar, Yehuda Smooha, Shrikrishna Nana Mehetre
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Abstract
An input/output (I/O) circuit includes at least one I/O cell having a first size, and a high current circuit coupled to the at least one I/O cell. The high current circuit has a second size that is smaller than the first size. A connection bus is coupled to the high current circuit. The connection bus has the second size and is positioned in substantially a same location within the I/O circuit as the high current circuit. A bump or a bond pad is coupled to the connection bus.
Claims13
An input/output (I/O) circuit, comprising:
- at least one power bus having a first size;
- at least one ground bus having the first size;
- an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled to the at least one power bus or the at least one ground bus, the ESD protection circuit having a second size that is smaller than the first size;
- a connection bus coupled to the ESD protection circuit, the connection bus having the second size and positioned in substantially a same location within the input/output circuit as the ESD protection circuit;
- and
- a bump or bond pad coupled to the connection bus.
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A method of manufacturing an input/output circuit, comprising:
- identifying a connecting area of high current density in an input/output (I/O) cell;
- sizing a connecting bus to a size approximately equal to that of the connecting area of high current density;
- positioning the connecting bus in the connecting area of high current density;
- and
- connecting high current lines to a high current device at the connecting bus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.