Patent ID: 7624289
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: H01H,H01L

Abstract:
1. A power distribution network of an integrated circuit chip comprising: a first group of parallel power lines and a second group of parallel power lines, wherein said first group of power lines transverses orthogonal to said second group of power lines, and wherein each line of each group crosses a line of the other group; an array of MEM (microelectricalmechanical) switches operable at less than 3 V, each MEM switch having an “on” position and an “off” position between each line of said two groups of power lines having one MEM switch located at each cross-point of said two transverse power lines; and a plurality of voltage monitor devices each located at a vicinity of an each one of the MEM switches and configured to monitor a local power level and provide a MEM switch control signal to each said vicinity MEM switch to control an on/off position of the vicinity MEM switch as a function of a comparison of the monitored local power level to a preset level.