AU2002352885A1 - Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid - Google Patents

Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid

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AU2002352885A1
AU2002352885A1 AU2002352885A AU2002352885A AU2002352885A1 AU 2002352885 A1 AU2002352885 A1 AU 2002352885A1 AU 2002352885 A AU2002352885 A AU 2002352885A AU 2002352885 A AU2002352885 A AU 2002352885A AU 2002352885 A1 AU2002352885 A1 AU 2002352885A1
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reliability
integrated circuit
power grid
circuit performance
improving integrated
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Sudhakar Bobba
Dean Liu
Tyler J. Thorp
Pradeep R. Trivedi
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/997,452 external-priority patent/US6577002B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/997,437 external-priority patent/US6473883B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/997,523 external-priority patent/US6541873B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/997,844 external-priority patent/US6617699B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/997,438 external-priority patent/US6762505B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/997,471 external-priority patent/US6495926B1/en
Application filed by Sun Microsystems Inc filed Critical Sun Microsystems Inc
Publication of AU2002352885A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002352885A1/en
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AU2002352885A 2001-11-29 2002-11-25 Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid Abandoned AU2002352885A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (13)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/997,523 2001-11-29
US09/997,452 US6577002B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 180 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,437 US6473883B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 Integrated circuit performance and reliability using angle measurement for a patterned bump layout on a power grid
US09/997,523 US6541873B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 90 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,438 2001-11-29
US09/997,844 US6617699B2 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 120 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,844 2001-11-29
US09/997,438 US6762505B2 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 150 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,437 2001-11-29
US09/997,471 2001-11-29
US09/997,471 US6495926B1 (en) 2001-11-29 2001-11-29 60 degree bump placement layout for an integrated circuit power grid
US09/997,452 2001-11-29
PCT/US2002/037643 WO2003048981A2 (en) 2001-11-29 2002-11-25 Improving integrated circuit performance and reliability using a patterned bump layout on a power grid

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US6961247B2 (en) * 2002-06-27 2005-11-01 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Power grid and bump pattern with reduced inductance and resistance
US7335536B2 (en) 2005-09-01 2008-02-26 Texas Instruments Incorporated Method for fabricating low resistance, low inductance interconnections in high current semiconductor devices

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