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Semiconductor device

US6331733A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateAug 10, 1999
Grant dateDec 18, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/17792
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention discloses a semiconductor device including a substrate, at least first, second and third metal layers formed over the substrate, the second metal layer including a plurality of generally parallel bands extending parallel to a first axis, each band comprising a multiplicity of second metal layer strips extending perpendicular to said first axis, and at least one via connecting at least one second metal layer strip with the first metal layer underlying the second metal layer.

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