Integrated capacitor with array of crosses
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1. A capacitor in an integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;
a first plurality of conductive crosses formed in a first conductive layer of the IC, each of the first plurality of conductive crosses being electrically connected to and forming a first portion of a first node of the capacitor;
a second plurality of conductive crosses formed in the first conductive layer of the IC, each of the second plurality of conductive crosses being electrically connected to and forming a first portion of a second node of the capacitor and capacitively coupling to the first node;
an interconnection layer formed in a second conductive layer of the IC separated from the first conductive layer by a dielectric layer of the IC, the interconnection layer having a first plurality of staggered interconnect traces connected to the first plurality of conductive crosses alternating with a second plurality of staggered interconnect traces connected to the second plurality of conductive crosses, each staggered interconnect trace having wider sections alternating with narrower sections; and
a third conductive layer of the IC, the interconnection layer being between the third conductive layer and the first conductive layer, the third conductive layer having a third plurality of conductive crosses electrically connected to the first node through the first plurality of staggered interconnect traces and a fourth plurality of conductive crosses electrically connected to the second node through the second plurality of staggered interconnect traces.
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Abstract
A capacitor in an integrated circuit (“IC”) has a first plurality of conductive crosses formed in a layer of the IC electrically connected to and forming a portion of a first node of the capacitor and a second plurality of conductive crosses formed in the metal layer of the IC. The conductive crosses in the second plurality of conductive crosses are electrically connected to and form a portion of a second node of the capacitor and capacitively couple to the first node.
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1. A capacitor in an integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;a first plurality of conductive crosses formed in a first conductive layer of the IC, each of the first plurality of conductive crosses being electrically connected to and forming a first portion of a first node of the capacitor; a second plurality of conductive crosses formed in the first conductive layer of the IC, each of the second plurality of conductive crosses being electrically connected to and forming a first portion of a second node of the capacitor and capacitively coupling to the first node; an interconnection layer formed in a second conductive layer of the IC separated from the first conductive layer by a dielectric layer of the IC, the interconnection layer having a first plurality of staggered interconnect traces connected to the first plurality of conductive crosses alternating with a second plurality of staggered interconnect traces connected to the second plurality of conductive crosses, each staggered interconnect trace having wider sections alternating with narrower sections; and a third conductive layer of the IC, the interconnection layer being between the third conductive layer and the first conductive layer, the third conductive layer having a third plurality of conductive crosses electrically connected to the first node through the first plurality of staggered interconnect traces and a fourth plurality of conductive crosses electrically connected to the second node through the second plurality of staggered interconnect traces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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