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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Shingo Suzuki, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/498 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/02 (2013.01); H01L 23/49816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for distributing power in an integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The IC includes at least one electrically conductive bump coupled to a true voltage node. Power may be distributed to the IC from an external power source coupled to the bump. The integrated circuit further includes a virtual voltage node. A power switch may be implemented, with the power switch being located directly beneath the bump. A first vertical connector may couple one portion of the power switch to the bump, while a second vertical conductor may couple another portion of the switch to the virtual voltage node.