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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Hao Hsu, Tainan, TW;
Chia-En Huang, Xinfeng Township, TW;
Hektor Huang, New Taipei, TW;
Yi-Ching Chang, Taichung, TW;
Chen-Lin Yang, Zhubei, TW;
Jung-Ping Yang, Jui-bei, TW;
Cheng Hung Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit has a first circuit portion on a first level and a second circuit portion on a second level different from the first level. The first circuit portion includes a first cell having a first voltage value at a first node and a second voltage value at a second node. The second circuit portion includes a second cell coupled with the first cell, the second cell being selectively controllable to supply a voltage to the first cell based on an instruction to supply the voltage. The instruction to supply the voltage is based on a determined mismatch between the first voltage value and the second voltage value being greater than a predetermined threshold value.