Patent ID: 7013436

Claim:
A power distribution circuit above an analog circuit, said power distribution circuit built with interconnect wiring of a semiconductor chip integrated circuit that contains said analog circuit, said power distribution circuit comprising a mesh structure that includes: a) a first group of metallic wires formed in a first layer, said first group of metallic wires running in a first direction; b) a second group of metallic wires formed in a second layer, said second layer above said first layer, said second group of metallic wires running in a second direction that is different than said first direction; c) a first electrode of a vertical capacitor comprising a first group of vertically aligned metallic wires each running in a same direction, said first electrode above said first and second layers, said second electrode above said first and second layers; d) a second electrode of said vertical capacitor comprising a second group of vertically aligned metallic wires each running in said same direction, said second electrode above said first and second layers.