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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry L Aldrich, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignees:
United Memories, Inc., Colorado Springs, US;
Nippon Steel Semiconductor Corporation, Chiba, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257532 ; 257207 ; 257535 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit having a voltage source and a plurality of conductive power bus tiers extending across the integrated circuit. Each of the power bus tiers are electrically coupled in parallel to the voltage source. The integrated circuit includes a filter capacitor having a first plate and a second plate that are separated by a capacitor dielectric. The first plate forms a bus strap coupling to each of the plurality of power bus tiers.