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US 2022/0285478 A1Published application
Compensation capacitors layout in semiconductor device
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsHiroki Hosaka, Satoru Sugimoto
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for arranging compensation capacitors are described. An example apparatus includes: a first conductive layer including a portion; a second conductive layer: a contact coupled to the portion of the first conductive layer; a third conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, coupled to the contact; one or more capacitor elements wherein each capacitor element of the one or more capacitor elements includes one end coupled to the second conductive layer and another end coupled to the third conductive layer.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first conductive layer including a power portion and an intermediate portion, the power portion being configured to provide a power supply voltage;
- a second conductive layer;
- a third conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer;
- a contact between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, the contact including one end coupled to the intermediate portion of the first conductive layer and another end coupled to the third conductive layer;
- one or more capacitor elements, wherein each capacitor element of the one or more capacitor elements includes one end coupled to the second conductive layer and another end coupled to the third conductive layer.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first conductive layer including a first power portion, a second power portion and first and second intermediate portions;
- a second conductive layer including first and second portions;
- a third conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and the third conductive layer including first and second portions coupled to the first and second intermediate portions of the first conductive layer respectively;
- a first capacitor comprising:
- one or more first capacitor elements including one end and another end, the one end being coupled to the first portion of the third conductive layer and the other end being coupled to the first portion of the second conductive layer;
- a first power contact including one end coupled to the first portion of the second conductive layer and another end coupled to the first power portion of the first conductive layer;
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- a first contact including one end coupled to the first portion of the third conductive layer and another end coupled to the first intermediate portion of the first conductive layer;
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- a second capacitor comprising:
- one or more second capacitor elements including one end and another end, the one end being coupled to the second portion of the third conductive layer and the other end being coupled to the second portion of the second conductive layer;
- a second power contact including one end coupled to the second portion of the second conductive layer and another end coupled to the second power portion of the first conductive layer;
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- a second contact including one end coupled to the second portion of the third conductive layer and another end coupled to the second intermediate portion of the first conductive layer.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first capacitor coupled to a first power line;
- a second capacitor coupled to a second power line;
- an intermediate line configured to couple the first capacitor to the second capacitor, wherein the first and second power lines and the intermediate line are included in a first layer;
- a first contact configured to couple a first node of the first capacitor to the first power line, the first node being included in a second layer;
- a second contact configured to couple a second node of the first capacitor to the intermediate line, the second node being included in an intermediate layer between the first and second layers;
- a third contact configured to couple a third node of the second capacitor to the second power line, the third node being included in the second layer;
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- a fourth contact configured to couple a fourth node of the second capacitor to the intermediate line, the fourth node being included in the intermediate layer.
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