Patents by Inventor Eric Bruce Blecker
Eric Bruce Blecker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8570707Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Rangnathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Publication number: 20120018843Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Rangnathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Patent number: 8000083Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to form the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Patent number: 7978456Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Patent number: 7656643Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to form the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Publication number: 20090290283Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Publication number: 20090283858Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to form the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganthan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Publication number: 20080266749Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganthan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Patent number: 7259956Abstract: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong, Eric Bruce Blecker, Tom W. Kwan, Ning Li, Sumant Ranganathan, Chao Tang, Pieter Vorenkamp