WO2003048981A3 - Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid - Google Patents

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WO2003048981A3
WO2003048981A3 PCT/US2002/037643 US0237643W WO03048981A3 WO 2003048981 A3 WO2003048981 A3 WO 2003048981A3 US 0237643 W US0237643 W US 0237643W WO 03048981 A3 WO03048981 A3 WO 03048981A3
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Sudhakar Bobba
Tyler J Thorp
Dean Liu
Pradeep R Trivedi
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Abstract

A method for improving integrated circuit by using a patterned bump layout on a metal layer of the integrated circuit is provided. The method creates various bump structures by varying an angle between a line from a reference bump to a first bump and a line from the reference bump to a second bump. By varying the angle, a designer may generate a particular bump structure that meets the needs of a particular design. Further, a particular bump placement may be repeated across all or a portion of the metal layer in order to create a patterned bump layout.
PCT/US2002/037643 2001-11-29 2002-11-25 Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid WO2003048981A2 (en)

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AU2002352885A AU2002352885A1 (en) 2001-11-29 2002-11-25 Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid
JP2003550104A JP2005512315A (en) 2001-11-29 2002-11-25 Method and apparatus for improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid
GB0410834A GB2398903A (en) 2001-11-29 2004-05-14 Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid

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US09/997,438 US6762505B2 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 150 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,471 US6495926B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 60 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,523 US6541873B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 90 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,452 2001-11-29
US09/997,523 2001-11-29
US09/997,437 US6473883B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 Integrated circuit performance and reliability using angle measurement for a patterned bump layout on a power grid
US09/997,471 2001-11-29
US09/997,452 US6577002B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 180 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,844 US6617699B2 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 120 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,844 2001-11-29
US09/997,438 2001-11-29
US09/997,437 2001-11-29

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