Novel transmission lines for CMOS integrated circuits

An integrated circuit transmission line, comprising:

• a first layer of electrically conductive material on a substrate;
• a first layer of insulating material on the first layer of the electrically conductive material;
• a pair of electrically conductive lines each having a width of approximately 6 to 10 μm on the first layer of insulating material;
• a transmission line having a width of approximately 6 to 10 μm on the first layer of insulating material and between and parallel with the pair of electrically conductive lines;
• a second layer of insulating material on the transmission line and the pair of electrically conductive lines;
• and
• a second layer of electrically conductive material on the second layer of insulating material.

An integrated circuit transmission line, comprising:

• a first power plane on a substrate;
• a first layer of insulating material on the first ground plane;
• a pair of electrically conductive lines each having a width of approximately 6 to 10 μm on the first layer of insulating material;
• a pair of integrated circuit lines each having a width of approximately 6 to 10 μm on the first layer of insulating material and between and parallel with the pair of electrically conductive lines;
• a second layer of insulating material on the pair of integrated circuit lines and the pair of electrically conductive lines;
• and
• a second power plane on the second layer of insulating material.

A memory device, comprising:

• a memory array;
• a number of sense amplifiers;
• and
• a number of transmission lines coupling the number of sense amplifiers to the memory array, and wherein the number of transmission lines includes:
• a first layer of electrically conductive material on a substrate;
• a first layer of insulating material on the first layer of the electrically conductive material;
• a pair of electrically conductive lines on the first layer of insulating material;
• a transmission line on the first layer of insulating material and between and parallel with the pair of electrically conductive lines;
• a second layer of insulating material on the transmission line and the pair of electrically conductive lines;
• and
• a second layer of electrically conductive material on the second layer of insulating material.