US 12,248,743 B2
Cell architecture with backside power rails
Sharath Koodali Edathil, Austin, TX (US); and Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr., Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Arm Limited, Cambridge (GB)
Filed by Arm Limited, Cambridge (GB)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/685,166.
Application 17/685,166 is a division of application No. 17/091,229, filed on Nov. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,836,432.
Prior Publication US 2022/0188496 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 30/398 (2020.01); G06F 30/327 (2020.01); G06F 30/373 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 30/373 (2020.01) [G06F 30/327 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
one or more cells having a backside power distribution network (BPDN) cell architecture comprising:
a first power rail coupled to a first power supply and comprising a first power rail segment configured to provide the first power supply to the one or more cells; and
a grounded power rail coupled to ground, wherein either the first power rail or the grounded power rail is configurable with a power rail interruption.