Pattern for routing power and ground for an integrated circuit chip
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorKer-Min Chen
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AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorKer-Min Chen
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A method of routing power supply voltage electrodes and reference voltage electrodes which makes efficient use of chip area, maximizes decoupling capacitance, and reduces voltage drops due to electrode resistance is described. The two top wiring layers of an integrated circuit chip are used as power distribution layers to distribute the power supply voltage and reference voltage so that the power supply voltage bus electrode and reference voltage bus electrode are in separate wiring layers. The chip is partitioned into a number of sub-blocks with spaces between the sub-blocks. In a first wiring layer the power supply voltage bus electrode is routed so as to surround each of the sub-blocks. In a second wiring layer the reference voltage bus electrode is routed so as to surround each of the sub-blocks. Distribution electrodes for both the power supply voltage and reference voltage are located in both the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer and distribute the power supply voltage and reference voltage to each of the sub-blocks. Vias are used to connect distribution electrodes on one level to the same voltage distribution electrodes on the other level and to either the main bus for the power supply or the main bus for the reference voltage.
A power and ground routing pattern for an integrated circuit chip, comprising:
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