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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-Sing Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Guo-Huei Wu, Tainan, TW;
Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chih-Liang Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Chun Tien, Tainan, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a first cell and a second cell. The first cell with a first cell height along a first direction includes a first active region and a second active region that extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The first active region overlaps the second active region in a layout view. The second cell with a second cell height includes a first plurality of active regions and a second plurality of active regions. The first plurality of active regions and the second plurality of active regions extend in the second direction and the first plurality of active regions overlap the second plurality of active regions, respectively, in the layout view. The first cell abuts the second cell, and the first active region is aligned with one of the first plurality of active regions in the layout view.