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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A device includes standard cells in a layout of an integrated circuit, the standard cells includes first and second standard cells sharing a first active region and a second active region. The first standard cell includes first and second gates. The first gate includes a first gate finger and a second gate finger that are arranged over the first active region, for forming the first transistor and the second transistor. The second gate is separate from the first gate, the second gate includes a third gate finger and a fourth gate finger that are arranged over the second active region, for forming the third transistor and the fourth transistor. The second standard cell includes a third gate arranged over the first active region and the second active region, for forming the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor. The first to fourth transistors operate as an electrostatic discharge protection circuit.