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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited, Jiangsu, CN;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
TSMC NANJING COMPANY, LIMITED, Nanjing, CN;
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) device includes at least one delay circuit having an input and an output, and an output connector electrically coupled to the output. The delay circuit further includes a plurality of transistors electrically coupled with each other between the input and the output. The plurality of transistors is configured to delay an input signal received at the input to generate a delayed signal at the output. The output is in a first metal layer. The output connector includes a first conductive pattern in the first metal layer, and a second conductive pattern in a second metal layer different from the first metal layer. The second conductive pattern electrically couples the output to the first conductive pattern.