Semiconductor structure having a plurality of conductive paths
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1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a first conductive path and a second conductive path configured to carry a first pair of differential signals representative of an in-phase signal;
a third conductive path and a fourth conductive path configured to carry a second pair of differential signals representative of a quadrature signal corresponding to the in-phase signal;
a first dummy conductive path; and
a second dummy conductive path, wherein the first conductive path, the second conductive path, the third conductive path, and the fourth conductive path are between the first dummy conductive path and the second dummy conductive path,wherein the first and second conductive paths are in a conductive layer of the semiconductor structure, and the third and fourth conductive paths are in another conductive layer of the semiconductor structure.
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Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a first conductive path and a second conductive path configured to carry a first pair of differential signals representative of an in-phase signal. The semiconductor device further includes a third conductive path and a fourth conductive path configured to carry a second pair of differential signals representative of a quadrature signal corresponding to the in-phase signal. The first and second conductive paths are in a conductive layer of the semiconductor structure, and the third and fourth conductive paths are in another conductive layer of the semiconductor structure.
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1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a first conductive path and a second conductive path configured to carry a first pair of differential signals representative of an in-phase signal; a third conductive path and a fourth conductive path configured to carry a second pair of differential signals representative of a quadrature signal corresponding to the in-phase signal; a first dummy conductive path; and a second dummy conductive path, wherein the first conductive path, the second conductive path, the third conductive path, and the fourth conductive path are between the first dummy conductive path and the second dummy conductive path, wherein the first and second conductive paths are in a conductive layer of the semiconductor structure, and the third and fourth conductive paths are in another conductive layer of the semiconductor structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a first conductive path, a second conductive path, a third conductive path, and a fourth conductive path; a first dummy conductive path; and a second dummy conductive path, wherein the first dummy conductive path is electrically connected to the second dummy conductive path by a via plug located between the first dummy conductive path and the second dummy conductive path, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth conductive paths extend along a first direction and are arranged according to an order, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, of the first, third, second, and fourth conductive paths, the first and second conductive paths are separated from the third and fourth conductive paths by an overall vertical distance; and wherein the first and second conductive paths are in a conductive layer of the semiconductor structure, and the third and fourth conductive paths are in another conductive layer of the semiconductor structure. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a first conductive path and a second conductive path configured to carry a first pair of differential signals representative of an in-phase signal; a third conductive path and a fourth conductive path configured to carry a second pair of differential signals representative of a quadrature signal corresponding to the in-phase signal; a first dummy conductive path, wherein the first dummy conductive path is on a same conductive layer as the first conductive path; and a second dummy conductive path, wherein the second dummy conductive path is on a same conductive layer as the third conductive path, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth conductive paths extend along a first direction and are arranged according to an order, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, of the first, third, second, and fourth conductive paths, the first and second conductive paths are separated from the third and fourth conductive paths by an overall vertical distance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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