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Integrated circuit decoupling capacitor arrangement

US8610188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GlobalFoundries Inc. · KY

Inventors

Andreas Kerber · Mount Kisco, US
Tanya Nigam · Sunnyvale, US
Dieter Lipp · Emden, DE
Marc-Oliver Herden · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2011
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10D84/811

Abstract

A decoupling capacitor arrangement is provided for an integrated circuit. The apparatus includes a plurality of decoupling capacitor arrays electrically connected in parallel with one another. Each of the arrays includes a plurality of decoupling capacitors and a current limiting element. The decoupling capacitors of each array are electrically connected in parallel with one another. The current limiting element is connected in series with the plurality of decoupling capacitors.

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