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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Andreas Kuesel, Munich, DE;
Takamasa Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Jens Polney, Munich, DE;
Seiji Narui, Kanagawa, JP;
Shiro Uchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Layouts for data pads on a semiconductor die are disclosed. An apparatus may include circuits, a first edge, a second edge perpendicular to the first edge, a third edge opposite the first edge, and a fourth edge opposite the second edge. The apparatus may also include data pads variously electrically coupled to the circuits. The data pads may include a data pad positioned a first distance from the first edge and a second distance from the second edge. The apparatus may also include dummy data pads electrically isolated from the circuits. The dummy data pads may include a dummy data pad positioned substantially the first distance from the first edge and substantially the second distance from the fourth edge. Associated systems and methods are also disclosed.