US 9,520,461 B1 · Integrated circuit with lateral flux capacitor

Abstract

An integrated circuit has a lateral flux capacitor assembly that includes a first metal layer having a capacitive portion with first and second lateral sides and first and second capacitive fingers, a first dummy metal lines portion positioned adjacent the first lateral side of the capacitive portion and a second dummy metal lines portion positioned adjacent the second lateral side of the capacitive portion. The first set of capacitive fingers is electrically connected to the first dummy metal lines portion and the second set of capacitive fingers is electrically connected to the second dummy metal lines portion. A method of making an integrated circuit assembly with a lateral flux capacitor includes electrically connecting a first plurality of capacitive fingers in a first metal layer to a first dummy metal lines portion of the first metal layer.

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Dependent claims

An integrated circuit comprising:

a lateral flux capacitor having:
an elongate capacitive portion having a lower metal layer with a first set of spaced apart capacitive fingers and an upper metal layer with a second set of spaced apart capacitive fingers positioned directly above corresponding ones of said first set of spaced apart capacitive fingers;
and
first and second elongate dummy metal line portions positioned on opposite lateral sides of said elongate capacitive portion, said first elongate dummy metal line portion being electrically connected to a first pole of a power source and said first set of capacitive fingers and said second elongate dummy metal line portion being electrically connected to a second pole of a power source and said second set of capacitive fingers.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Integrated circuit with lateral flux capacitor

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Integrated circuit with lateral flux capacitor

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Abstract

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