Inventors:
Andrew E. Oishei - San Diego CA, US
Gregory Moore - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:
Altera Corporation - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G06F 17/50
H05K 7/02
H03K 19/0175
H03K 17/16
H01L 25/00
US Classification:
716 13, 716 14, 716 9, 716 10, 361734, 326 31, 326 88, 326 92, 326101, 327379
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a capacitive decoupling module and method for an integrated circuit that features providing multiple capacitive elements to decouple the power rails from the integrated circuit. The multiple capacitive elements are spaced-apart, along a first direction, from the integrated circuit. A first set of capacitive elements is closer to the integrated circuit than a second set of capacitive elements. The first set has a smaller capacitance than the second set.