Power island segmentation for selective bond-out
First Claim
1. A semiconductor chip comprising a semiconductor die formed on a substrate, the semiconductor die comprising:
- a first power mesh formed on the substrate;
a second power mesh formed on the substrate and configured to be electrically isolated from the first power mesh;
a first circuit block formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power mesh configured to supply power to the first circuit block;
a second circuit block formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second power mesh configured to supply power to the second circuit block;
a first plurality of external circuit connections communicatively coupled to the first circuit block and communicatively isolated from the second circuit block;
a second plurality of external circuit connections communicatively coupled to the second circuit block and communicatively isolated from the first circuit block;
one or more first signal pins formed on the substrate configured to be communicatively coupled to receive first one or more signals external to the semiconductor chip; and
one or more second signal pins formed on the substrate configured to be communicatively coupled to receive second one or more signals external to the semiconductor chip;
wherein the first power mesh is formed over the first circuit block, and the second power mesh is formed over the second circuit block.
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Abstract
A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor die formed on a substrate, a first power mesh formed on the substrate, and a second power mesh formed on the substrate electrically isolated from the first power mesh. The semiconductor chip also includes a first circuit block formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power mesh, and a second circuit block formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second power mesh. The first circuit block and the second circuit block are communicatively coupled to a first plurality of external circuit connections and a second plurality of external circuit connections, respectively. The semiconductor chip also includes one or more first signal pins and one or more second signal pins formed on the substrate, the first and second signal pins designed to receive external signals.
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1. A semiconductor chip comprising a semiconductor die formed on a substrate, the semiconductor die comprising:
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a first power mesh formed on the substrate; a second power mesh formed on the substrate and configured to be electrically isolated from the first power mesh; a first circuit block formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power mesh configured to supply power to the first circuit block; a second circuit block formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second power mesh configured to supply power to the second circuit block; a first plurality of external circuit connections communicatively coupled to the first circuit block and communicatively isolated from the second circuit block; a second plurality of external circuit connections communicatively coupled to the second circuit block and communicatively isolated from the first circuit block; one or more first signal pins formed on the substrate configured to be communicatively coupled to receive first one or more signals external to the semiconductor chip; and one or more second signal pins formed on the substrate configured to be communicatively coupled to receive second one or more signals external to the semiconductor chip; wherein the first power mesh is formed over the first circuit block, and the second power mesh is formed over the second circuit block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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