US 12,456,682 B2
Power distribution
Marlin Wayne Frederick, Jr., Austin, TX (US); and Karen Lee Delk, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Arm Limited, Cambridge (GB)
Filed by Arm Limited, Cambridge (GB)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/175,640.
Application 17/175,640 is a continuation of application No. 15/873,874, filed on Jan. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,923,425.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/448,935, filed on Jan. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0167013 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. H01L 23/528 (2006.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/50 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01); G06F 119/06 (2020.01); H01L 21/60 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/5286 (2013.01) [G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01); H01L 21/76838 (2013.01); H01L 22/12 (2013.01); H01L 23/50 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 25/50 (2013.01); G06F 2119/06 (2020.01); H01L 21/60 (2021.08)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining a first area within a metal layer having first wires with first widths and second wires with second widths that are less than the first widths;
determining a second area within the metal layer, and in the second area, replacing the first wires and the second wires with a plurality of third wires having a third width that is similar to the second widths; and
coupling at least two of the third wires together so as to replicate a respective first wire.