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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raminda U. Madurawe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Viciciv, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9177 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9177 ;
Abstract
A three-dimensional semiconductor device with two selectable manufacturing configurations includes a first module layer having a plurality of circuit blocks; and a second module layer formed substantially above the first module layer, wherein in a first selectable configuration a plurality of memory circuits are formed to store instructions to control a portion of the circuit blocks, and wherein in a second selectable configuration a predetermined conductive pattern is formed in lieu of the memory circuit to control substantially the same portion of the circuit blocks.