The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Chia-lin Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Lin Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The invention discloses a power mesh management method utilized in an integrated IC. The integrated circuit includes a macro block including at least a macro block power supplying line growing along a first direction. The management method includes: defining a plurality of first power supplying lines located in a metal layer above the macro block, wherein each of the first supplying lines grows along the first direction; defining a plurality of second power supplying lines located in another metal layer above the macro block, wherein each of the second supplying lines grows along a second direction; defining a partial power supplying line from the plurality of first power supplying lines where the partial power supplying line overlaps the macro block power supplying line; and removing the partial power supplying line from the plurality of first power supplying lines.