Invention Grant
US08132142B2 Various methods and apparatuses to route multiple power rails to a cell
有权
将多个电力轨道路由到电池的各种方法和装置
- Patent Title: Various methods and apparatuses to route multiple power rails to a cell
- Patent Title (中): 将多个电力轨道路由到电池的各种方法和装置
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Application No.: US11734202Application Date: 2007-04-11
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Publication No.: US08132142B2Publication Date: 2012-03-06
- Inventor: Deepak D. Sherlekar , Gene Sluss , Tushar Gheewala
- Applicant: Deepak D. Sherlekar , Gene Sluss , Tushar Gheewala
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
Various methods and apparatuses are described in which an integrated circuit is organized into rows and columns of macro cells having a layout architecture that includes at least two metal layers and a plurality of traces carrying three or more different potentials of voltage routed by the metal layers. A first, a second, and a third adjacent metal layers extend across the integrated circuit. The plurality of traces carry three or more different potentials of voltage and are routed in the metal layers. A first power trace supplies a VDD voltage potential. A second power trace supplies a VSS voltage potential. A third power trace supplies a third voltage potential to support sleep modes and retain data during sleep modes. All three power supply traces connect to one or more transistors in a first macro cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070180419A1 VARIOUS METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO ROUTE MULTIPLE POWER RAILS TO A CELL Public/Granted day:2007-08-02
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