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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jerry Chang Jui Kao, Hsinchu, TW;
Huang-Yu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Jack Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Yung-Chen Chien, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Hsiang MA, Hsinchu, TW;
Chung-Hsing Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A clock distribution system includes a clock mesh structure which has first metal patterns extending along a first axis, second metal patterns extending along a second axis, third metal patterns extending along a third axis. The first metal patterns, second metal patterns, and third metal patterns are electrically coupled with each other. The second axis is transverse to the first axis. The third axis is oblique to both the first axis and the second axis. The first metal patterns include a main first metal pattern, and other first metal patterns. The second metal patterns include a main second metal pattern, and other second metal patterns. The third metal patterns include a main third metal pattern, and other third metal patterns. The main third metal pattern overlaps the main first metal pattern and the main second metal pattern, without overlapping the other first metal patterns or the other second metal patterns.