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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
Donald T. Mcgrath, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregory Winn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Scott C. Savage, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Donald T. McGrath, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregory Winn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Scott C. Savage, Fort Collins, CO (US);
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A platform application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) including a base layer. The base layer generally comprises a predefined input/output (I/O) region and a predefined core region. The predefined input/output (I/O) region may comprise a plurality of pre-diffused regions disposed in the platform ASIC. The predefined core region may comprise one or more metal layers defining a plurality of power regions formed according to a custom design created after the base layer is fabricated. The base layer can be customized by depositing one or more metal layers.