MULTILAYERED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH NON FUNCTIONAL CONDUCTIVE TRACES

摘要

A multilayered integrated circuit and a method of designing a multilayered integrated circuit are provided. The circuit comprises at least two conductive layers and non functional conductive lines placed in the conductive layers. The non functional conductive lines are made of a material which is the same as the material in the conductive layers and have dimensions which are the same as the dimension of the material in the conductive layers. The non functional conductive lines perform functions which are unnecessary to the operation of the integrated circuit and are undistinguishable from the functional conductive lines, thus burdening the work of a reverse engineer. The method of designing the multilayered circuit comprises a step of providing a computer generated representation of the non functional conductive lines.