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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Shao-Huan Wang, Taichung, TW;
Chun-Chen Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
Kuo-Nan Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/17704 (2020.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H03K 19/17736 (2020.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/17704 (2013.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 27/0207 (2013.01); H03K 19/17736 (2013.01);
Abstract
A logic cell structure includes: a first portion, with a first height, arranged to be a first layout of a first semiconductor element; a second portion, with the first height, arranged to be a second layout of a second semiconductor element, wherein the first portion is separated from the second portion; and a third portion arranged to be a third layout of an interconnecting path used for coupling the first semiconductor element and the second semiconductor element.