Soc design with critical technology pitch alignment
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsXiangdong CHEN, Ohsang KWON, Esin TERZIOGLU, Hadi BUNNALIM
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Abstract
An SOC apparatus includes a plurality of gate interconnects with a minimum pitch g, a plurality of metal interconnects with a minimum pitch m, and a plurality of vias interconnecting the gate interconnects and the metal interconnects. The vias have a minimum pitch v. The values m, g, and v are such that g2+m2≧V2 and an LCM of g and m is less than 20 g. The SOC apparatus may further include a second plurality of metal interconnects with a minimum pitch of m2, where m2>m and the LCM of g, m, and m2 is less than 20 g.
Claims20
A system on a chip (SOC) apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of gate interconnects with a minimum pitch g;
- a plurality of metal interconnects with a minimum pitch m;
- and
- a plurality of vias interconnecting the gate interconnects and the metal interconnects, the vias having a minimum pitch v,
- wherein g2+m2≧v2 and a least common multiplier (LCM) of g and m is less than 20 g.
A method of operating a system on a chip (SOC) apparatus, comprising:
- flowing a current through a plurality of gate interconnects with a minimum pitch g;
- flowing a current through a plurality of metal interconnects with a minimum pitch m;
- and
- flowing a current through a plurality of vias interconnecting the gate interconnects and the metal interconnects, the vias having a minimum pitch v,
- wherein g2+m2≧v2 and a least common multiplier (LCM) of g and m is less than 20 g.
A system on a chip (SOC) apparatus, comprising:
- means for flowing a current through a plurality of gate interconnects with a minimum pitch g;
- means for flowing a current through a plurality of metal interconnects with a minimum pitch m;
- and
- means for flowing a current through a plurality of vias interconnecting the gate interconnects and the metal interconnects, the vias having a minimum pitch v, wherein g2+m2≧v2 and a least common multiplier (LCM) of g and m is less than 20 g.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.