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US 2014/0110772 A1Published application
Integrated circuit decoupling capacitor arrangement
AssigneeGlobalfoundries Inc.
InventorsAndreas Kerber, Tanya Nigam, Dieter Lipp, Marc Herden
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Abstract
A decoupling capacitor arrangement is provided for an integrated circuit. The apparatus includes a plurality of decoupling capacitor arrays electrically connected in parallel with one another. Each of the arrays includes a plurality of decoupling capacitors and a current limiting element. The decoupling capacitors of each array are electrically connected in parallel with one another. The current limiting element is connected in series with the plurality of decoupling capacitors.
Claims10
A integrated circuit assembly comprising:
- a power rail and a ground rail;
- a plurality of decoupling capacitor arrays electrically connected in parallel with one another and electrically connected between said rails, wherein each array comprises
- a plurality of decoupling capacitors electrically connected in parallel, and
- a current limiting element electrically connected in series with said plurality of decoupling capacitors;
- and
- at least one logic element electrically connected between said rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.