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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Robert P. Masleid, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Scott Pitkethly, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert P. Masleid, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Scott Pitkethly, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods of double diamond clock and power distribution. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, an integrated circuit comprises a first metallization layer. that is substantially a power plane and a second metallization layer disposed immediately adjacent to the first metallization layer. The first metallization layer and the second metallization layer are separated by an inter-plane distance. A signal trace on the first metallization layer is separated from the power plane by about three times the inter-plane distance.