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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Sven Trester, Goessendorf, DE;
Claus Dieter Grzyb, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); G06F 30/39 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01); G06F 119/06 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 30/39 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01); H01L 27/0207 (2013.01); G06F 2119/06 (2020.01);
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method of designing an integrated circuit is conceived, comprising: placing integrated circuit cells that include supply pins in a plurality of predefined rows; determining blocked areas for supply pin extensions; extending the supply pins outside said blocked areas. A corresponding integrated circuit is also provided.