PROGRAMMABLE STRUCTURED ARRAYS
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1. A device comprising:
- a layer comprising a pass-gate and a configuration circuit coupled to said pass-gate, wherein said pass-gate is configured to receive an output of said configuration circuit;
a first metal line; and
a second metal line;
said pass-gate configured to electrically connect said first and second metal lines and configured to electrically disconnect said first and second metal lines, according to a state of said output.
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Abstract
A programmable semiconductor device includes a user programmable switch comprising a configurable element positioned above a transistor material layer deposited on a substrate layer.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a layer comprising a pass-gate and a configuration circuit coupled to said pass-gate, wherein said pass-gate is configured to receive an output of said configuration circuit; a first metal line; and a second metal line; said pass-gate configured to electrically connect said first and second metal lines and configured to electrically disconnect said first and second metal lines, according to a state of said output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A structure comprising:
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a first plurality of wires including a first wire; a second plurality of wires including a second wire; and a plurality of pass-gates coupled to said first plurality of wires and to said second plurality of wires, said plurality of pass-gates including a pass-gate coupled at one end to said first wire and at another end to said second wire, said pass-gate also coupled to a configuration circuit, wherein said pass-gate and said configuration circuit are in a same layer of said structure;
wherein said first wire is configured to be electrically connected to and electrically disconnected from said second wire responsive to turning on and turning off said pass-gate according to a state of an output of said configuration circuit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A structure comprising:
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a first layer comprising a first plurality of wires; a second layer comprising a second plurality of wires; a third layer between said first layer and said second layer and comprising a plurality of pass-gates and a configuration circuit;
wherein said pass-gates are configured to be selectively turned on to enable one or more types of electrical connections, said types of electrical connections comprising;
an electrical connection between two wires in said first layer;
an electrical connection between two wires in said second layer; and
an electrical connection between a wire in said first layer and a wire in said second layer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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