MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647081437 A) filed by International Business Machines on July 01, 2026, for Buried Metal Jumper Structure For Beol.

Inventors include Xie, Ruilong; Lanzillo, Nicholas, Anthony; Anderson, Brent, Alan Number; Clevenger, Lawrence, Alfred; Chu, Albert, Manhee; and Vega, Reinaldo.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: A microelectronic structure including an underlying device. An interconnect located on the underlying device. Interconnect includes a first Mx metal line and a second Mx metal line. The first Mx metal line is located adjacent to the second Mx metal line. A jumper connects the fi...