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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/02 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0207 (2013.01); G06F 17/5054 (2013.01); G06F 17/5072 (2013.01); G11C 7/1051 (2013.01); G11C 7/1057 (2013.01); G11C 7/1084 (2013.01); G11C 29/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for configuring level shifter spare cells includes providing a power rail connectable to a corresponding power domain, and providing a spare cell including a level shifter circuit. The level shifter circuit has first and second terminals that are connectable to the power rail, and the first and second terminals are floating with respect to the power rail.