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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Mansour Keramat, San Jose, CA (US);
Mehrdad Heshami, Stanford, CA (US);
Syed S. Islam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mansour Keramat, San Jose, CA (US);
Mehrdad Heshami, Stanford, CA (US);
Syed S. Islam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alvand Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed to include a central area of the IC that is partitioned into a first section containing at least one digital circuit and a second section containing at least one analog circuit; and a guard strip (or shield) that is within the central area and that is positioned within between the digital circuit and the analog circuit. The shield or guard strip comprises of n-well and p-tap regions that separate digital and analog circuits.