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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2018
Mediatek Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
MEDIATEK INC., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses pertaining to hold-time compensation using free metal segments or other electrically-conductive segments of an IC are described. An integrated circuit (IC) having free segment hold-time compensation may include a monolithic semiconductor substrate which has a first device and a second device disposed thereon. In addition, the IC may include an electrical node electrically connecting the first and second devices. The electrical node may include one or more electrically-conductive elements that contribute to a total capacitance at the electrical node such that the total capacitance at the electrical node has a value that fulfills a hold-time requirement at the electrical node.