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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Valluri R Rao, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jeffrey K Greason, Tehachapi, CA (US);
Richard H Livengood, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327298 ; 327295 ; 327565 ; 257698 ; 257778 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for clocking an integrated circuit. The apparatus includes an integrated circuit having a clock driver disposed in a first side of a semiconductor substrate, and a clock distribution network coupled to the clock driver and disposed in a second side of the semiconductor substrate to send a clock signal to clock an area of the integrated circuit.