Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Hirohisa Masuda

Hirokazu Ishikawa

Takeo Mizushima

A unit cell for an integrated circuit includes a first conductive type active region and a second conductive type active region which extend in a first direction. Each of the active regions has first and second ends. The first end of the second conductive type active region opposes the second end of the first conductive type active region. A poly-silicon pattern extends in the first direction across the first conductive type active region and second conductive type active region. A first contact region is adjacent the first end of the first conductive type active region in the first direction. A second contact region is adjacent the second end of the second conductive type active region in the first direction.

Cell based integrated circuit and unit cell architecture therefor

In a unit cell, a first conductive type active region and a second conductive type active region are provided. Those two active regions extend in a first direction. Each of the active regions have first and second ends thereof. The first end of the second conductive type active region opposes the second end of the first conductive type active region. A conductive pattern is provided to extend in the first direction across the first conductive type active region and the second conductive type active region. A first contact region is arranged adjacent the first end of the first conductive type active region in the first direction. A second contact region is arranged adjacent the second end of the second conductive type active region in the first direction.

In a unit cell, a first conductive type active region and a second conductive type active region are provided. Those two active regions extend in a first direction. Each of the active regions has first and second ends thereof. The first end of the second conductive type active region opposes the second end of the first conductive type active region. A poly-silicon pattern is provided to extend in the first direction across the first conductive type active region and second conductive type active region. A first contact region is arranged adjacent the first end of the first conductive type active region in the first direction. A second contact region is arranged adjacent the second end of the second conductive type active region in the first direction.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a semiconductor integrated circuit according to the present invention comprises a semiconductor chip, a core area formed over the semiconductor chip and comprised of predetermined circuits, and a plurality of input/output unit cells placed along peripheral edge portions of the semiconductor chip so as to surround the core area and shaped in the form of bent patterns. Further, a semiconductor integrated circuit according to another invention comprises a semiconductor chip, a core area formed over the semiconductor chip and comprised of predetermined circuits, and a plurality of input/output unit cells placed aslant toward peripheral portions of the semiconductor chip so as to surround the core area.

Semiconductor integrated circuit

A clock pulse circuit having a construction of multiple stories provided with a terminal for a clock pulse generator, a first story trunk line connected the clock pulse generator, a plurality of first story branch lines, each of which is connected the first story trunk line, a plurality of second story trunk lines each of which is connected one of the second story trunk liens, a plurality of second story branch lines, each of which is connected one of the second story trunk lines, and a plurality of combinations of higher story trunk lines and higher story branch lines, such combinations being composed of in the similar manner as is defined above, wherein a switching element is provided between selected one of the branch lines and the trunk line following the selected one of the branch lines.

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Hirohisa Masuda