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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Hasegawa, Machida Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Nakao, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nasu, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes first and second wiring layers, and first and second via plugs. The first wiring layer has parallel tracks along which wirings are laid out, the tracks including first and second outer tracks and an inner track between the first and second outer tracks, the wirings including a first line laid out along the first outer track and having an end portion that is laid out along the first outer track, and a second line laid out along the inner track and having an end portion that is laid out along the first outer track. The first via plug is in contact with the end portion of the first line and extends between the first and second wiring layers, and the second via plug is in contact with the end portion of the second line and extends between the first and second wiring layers.