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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1997
Li-Chun Li, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Lawrence C Liu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael A Murray, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mosel Vitalic Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit has a supply node for supplying power to at least one intermediate node coupled to circuitry for receiving power. Rather than transmit power from the supply node to the intermediate node by means of a power bus formed as part of the chip interconnect structure, power is supplied to an external wire which is coupled from the supply to the intermediate node. Other than as connected to the supply node and intermediate node, the wire is electrically isolated from the die. This structure and method for making the semiconductor package allow power to be distributed within a semiconductor chip without sacrificing valuable chip space and without requiring a special lead frame for distributing the power within the semiconductor chip.