Spare repeater amplifiers for long lines on complex integrated c

Details Spare repeater amplifiers for long lines on complex integrated c Spare repeater amplifiers for long lines on complex integrated c

1996-06-20

1999-12-28

Teska, Kevin J.

39550009, 39550013, 39550006, G06F 1750

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ABSTRACT:
An IC includes a plurality of functional blocks each having a discrete block-level architecture. The functional blocks are connected to one another via metal interconnect lines defined by an interconnect architecture. One or more of the functional blocks includes a spare (i.e., unused) repeater amplifier. Where a repeater amplifier inserted in a particular long line of the interconnect structure would decrease the signal propagation delay through the long line, the interconnect architecture is modified so that the long line is routed through the spare repeater amplifier. Such modification decreases the signal propagation delay of the long line without requiring a modification of the block-level architecture.

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