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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Applicant:
Raja Selvaraj, Bangalore, IN;
Inventor:
Raja Selvaraj, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for fabricating integrated circuits providing a desired operation using a plurality of masks, wherein each of said plurality of masks is used to control a corresponding one of a plurality of layers to form said integrated circuits. Said method includes incorporating a plurality of dummy stacks along with a functional block, said functional block providing said desired operation, each of said dummy stack providing a point of common connectivity on a plurality of metal layers comprised in said plurality of layers.