Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jisu Yu

Sanghoon Baek

Hyeongyu You

Taejoong Song

Jonghoon Jung

Jungho Do

Jaewoo Seo

Hoon Bae Kim

Tae-Hyung Kim

Dong-Wook Seo

Jae-Seung Choi

Sang-Yeop Baeck

Inhak Lee

Daeyoung Moon

Hyunsu Choi

Jung-Myung Kang

Sun-Yung Jang

Minjae Jeong

Jung-Ho Do

Woojin Rim

Jae-Woo Seo

Seungman Lim

Eunsung Seo

Seungyoung Lee

Wooseok Kim

Wonsik Yu

Chanyoung Jeong

Seung Man Lim

Hakchul Jung

Jaeho Park

Youngsook Do

A semiconductor device includes: a standard cell array including a plurality of standard cells, each of the plurality of standard cells; a plurality of power supply lines configured to provide a power supply voltage and extending in a first direction; a capacitor structure including electrode structures included in each of a plurality of dielectric layers formed on the standard cell array, the capacitor structure having vias connecting the electrode structures; and contacts electrically connecting the capacitor structure and the standard cell array to each other. Each of the plurality of standard cells provides a unit capacitor circuit having capacitance that is based on a connection structure of active regions and gates of first and second transistors thereof.

Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same

An integrated circuit may include a first function cell and a second function cell each corresponding to a first circuit, wherein the first function cell may include a first pattern extending in a first direction along a first grid in a first layer and a second pattern extending in the first direction along a second grid in a second layer, the first grid may have a first pitch greater than a second pitch of the second grid in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the second function cell may include a layout of the first function cell and have a length greater than a length of the first function cell by the first pitch in the second direction.

Integrated circuit including standard cells and method of designing the same

A semiconductor device may include a substrate including a first logic cell and a second logic cell, which are adjacent to each other in a first direction and shares a cell border, a first metal layer on the substrate, the first metal layer including a power line, which is disposed on the cell border to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction and has a center line parallel to the second direction, and a second metal layer on the first metal layer. The second metal layer may include a first upper interconnection line and a second upper interconnection line, which are provided on each of the first and second logic cells. The first upper interconnection line may extend along a first interconnection track and the first direction. The second upper interconnection line may extend along a second interconnection track and in the first direction.

Cooling device semiconductor device including end curved interconnection lines

An integrated circuit includes a first cell including a first lower pattern extending in a first direction along a first track in a first wiring layer; and a second cell including a second lower pattern that extends in the first direction along the first track in the first wiring layer, and is a minimum space of the first wiring layer or farther apart from the first lower pattern, wherein the first lower pattern corresponds to a pin of the first cell, and the second lower pattern is farther apart from a boundary between the first cell and the second cell than the first lower pattern is.

Integrated circuit providing increased pin access points and method of designing the same

Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a first logic cell and a second logic cell on a substrate. Each of the first and second logic cells includes a first active region and a second active region that are adjacent to each other in a first direction, a gate electrode that runs across the first and second active regions and extends lengthwise in the first direction, and a first metal layer on the gate electrode. The first metal layer includes a first power line and a second power line that extend lengthwise in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and are parallel to each other. The first and second logic cells are adjacent to each other in the second direction along the first and second power lines. The first and second active regions extend lengthwise in the second direction from the first logic cell to the second logic cell.

Semiconductor device

An integrated circuit includes a plurality of logic cells arranged in a first row extending in a first direction and including different types of active areas extending in the first direction, a filler cell arranged in a second row adjacent to the first row in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and extending in the first direction, and a first routing wiring line arranged in the second row and connecting a first logic cell and a second logic cell apart from each other by a first distance among the plurality of logic cells. A height of the first row is different from a height of the second row.

Integrated circuit and method of designing the same

A semiconductor device includes a first standard cell disposed on a substrate in a first row and having a first cell height; a second standard cell disposed on the substrate in a second row, adjacent to the first row, second standard cell having a second cell height, different from the first cell height; and a power line extending in a first direction along a boundary between the first standard cell and the second standard cell.

Semiconductor device having active fin pattern at cell boundary

A method includes placing standard cells based on a standard cell library and generating layout data, and placing a filler cell selected from among a first type filler cell and a second type filler cell by using the layout data. The filler cell is placed based on a density of a pattern formed in the standard cell. The standard cell library includes data defining the first and second type filler cells. A density of a contact formed on an active region of the second type filler cell to contact the active region of the second type filler cell is lower than a density of a contact formed on an active region of a first type filler cell to contact the active region of the first type filler cell.

Integrated circuit including standard cell and method of manufacturing the integrated circuit

A semiconductor device includes an active area extending in a first direction, a first transistor including a first gate electrode and first source and drain areas disposed on the active area, the first source and drain areas being disposed at opposite sides of the first gate electrode, a second transistor including a second gate electrode and second source and drain areas disposed on the active area, the second source and drain areas being disposed at opposite sides of the second gate electrode, and a third transistor including a third gate electrode and third source and drain areas disposed on the active area, the third source and drain areas being disposed at opposite sides of the third gate electrode, and the first gate electrode, the second gate electrode, and the third gate electrode extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The second transistor is configured to turn on and off, based on an operation mode of the semiconductor device.

Semiconductor device for selectively performing isolation function and layout displacement method thereof

An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a first cell that has a first height and is arranged in a first row which extends in a first direction; a second cell that has a second height and is arranged in a second row which extends in the first direction and is adjacent to the first row, wherein the second cell is adjacent to the first cell in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a power line that extends in the first direction, is arranged on a boundary between the first cell and the second cell, and is configured to supply power to the first cell and the second cell. The first cell overlaps a first width of the power line along the second direction and the second cell overlaps a second width of the power line along the second direction, and the first width and the second width are different from each other.

Integrated circuit including asymmetric power line and method of designing the same

A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a plurality of active patterns. A plurality of gate electrodes intersects the plurality of active patterns. An active contact is electrically connected to the active patterns. A plurality of vias includes a first regular via and a first dummy via. A plurality of interconnection lines is disposed on the vias. The plurality of interconnection lines includes a first interconnection line disposed on both the first regular via and the first dummy via. The first interconnection line is electrically connected to the active contact through the first regular via. Each of the vias includes a via body portion and a via barrier portion covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of the via body portion. Each of the interconnection lines includes an interconnection line body portion and an interconnection line barrier portion covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of the interconnection line body portion.

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Jisu Yu