Patents by Inventor Ling-Chu Chien

Ling-Chu Chien 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).

  • Patent number: 6087728
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device interconnect with controlled inductance. An integrated circuit device includes an insulating layer formed on a substrate and a an interconnect disposed on the insulating layer extending along a first path. A dedicated current return path having one end configured to be coupled to ground is disposed on the first insulating layer parallel to the interconnect, such that the signal received by the interconnect is returned to ground via the dedicated current return path when the dedicated current return path is coupled to ground. Inductance of the interconnect is thus controlled by reducing the area of the circuit loop formed by the interconnect and the parallel dedicated current return path. In one embodiment, the dedicated current return path is formed in an embedded ground plane just above or below the first interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Quat T. Vu, Ling-Chu Chien