High-efficiency filler cell with switchable, integrated buffer capacitance for high frequency applications
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorPramod Acharya
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AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorPramod Acharya
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A cell based integrated circuit chip includes a top voltage supply rail and a bottom voltage supply rail and a plurality of metal layers defining at least one filler cell. The filler cell is formed by a first field effect transistor of a first type conductivity, typically an n-channel MOSFET. The source or drain electrodes of the n-channel MOSFET are arranged to as act as a capacitor with respect to the bottom voltage supply rail and to which at least one of the source and drain electrodes is connected. A second field effect transistor of an opposite-type conductivity to the first field effect transistor, typically a p-channel MOSFET, is also provided. The source or drain electrodes of the p-channel MOSFET are connected in series between the top voltage supply rail and a gate electrode of the n-channel MOSFET. The gate electrode of the p-channel MOSFET is connected to a source of ground potential via a resistor.
An integrated circuit chip with a top voltage supply rail and a bottom voltage supply rail, the integrated circuit chip comprising:
An integrated circuit chip with a top voltage supply rail and a bottom voltage supply rail comprising:
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