Patent ID: 11887949
Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A bonding pad arrangement to transmit signal to and from under-pad circuits, the bonding pad arrangement comprising:
a top layer comprising conductive material;
a bond wire bonded to a top surface of the top layer;
an intermediate layer comprising conductive material, the intermediate layer between the top layer and the under-pad circuits, wherein the intermediate layer has (i) a first section to transmit signals between the top layer and the under-pad circuits and (ii) a second section that is electrically floating; and
an interconnect electrically coupling the first section of the intermediate layer to the top layer,
wherein the interconnect is arranged between a perimeter of the top layer and the intermediate layer, such that the interconnect forms a closed loop around the second section and such that the interconnect is located between the top layer and the intermediate layer.