Effective shield structure for improving substrate isolation of analog circuits from noisy digital circuits on a system-on-chip (SOC)

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PATENT NO 7977762
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12331386

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An integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed to include a central area of the IC that is partitioned into a first section containing at least one digital circuit and a second section containing at least one analog circuit; and a guard strip (or shield) that is within the central area and that is positioned within between the digital circuit and the analog circuit. The shield or guard strip comprises of n-well and p-tap regions that separate digital and analog circuits.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Heshami, Mehrdad Stanford, US 16 120
Islam, Syed S Cupertino, US 10 79
Keramat, Mansour San Jose, US 55 322

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