Layout for noise reduction on a reference voltage
US5670815A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A layout portion (20) has a first portion (25), and a second portion (55). In the first portion (25), a reference voltage line (27) is disposed between two V.sub.DD power supply lines (26, 30) for a first predetermined length, for providing capacitive coupling between V.sub.DD and a reference voltage. In the second portion (55), the reference voltage line (27) is disposed between two V.sub.SS power supply lines (28, 41) for a second predetermined length, for providing capacitive coupling between V.sub.SS and the reference voltage. The capacitive coupling stabilizes the reference voltage with respect to the power supply voltage, and reduces power supply noise due to lead inductance and changing current demand. In addition, the power supply lines (26, 28, 30, 41) are disposed half above an N-type region (22) and half above a P-type substrate (21) for reducing local transistor switching noise.
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