Patent ID: 8791550

Claim:
An integrated circuit comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a through-the-substrate via (TSV) formed in and extending through the semiconductor substrate and including an outside insulating layer, at least one signal bar, at least one power bar, and at least one ground bar; and a series of overlapping wiring layers to connect the at least one signal bar to a signal source, the at least one power bar to a power source, and the at least one ground bar to a ground, to combine power, ground and signal in one TSV, the series of overlapping wiring layers including a power layer connected to the at least one power bar and extending outside the TSV for connecting the at least one power bar to a power voltage source to apply power through the TSV; a ground layer connected to the at least one ground bar and extending outside the TSV for connecting the at least one ground bar to a ground voltage; and a signal layer connected to the at least one signal bar and extending outside the TSV for connecting the at least one signal bar to a source of an electronic signal to conduct the signal through the TSV; wherein the TSV forms a hybrid power-ground-signal TSV in the substrate.