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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 119/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/31717 (2013.01); G01R 31/318533 (2013.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 2119/02 (2020.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a method that includes scanning a circuit layout and identifying layout regions of the circuit layout. The method further includes placing unit cells in a layout region of the layout regions and forming a micro pad structure at a border of a unit cell of the unit cells. The micro pad structure includes interconnect structures that are electrically connected to the unit cell.
Chiu, Yu-Ching. (2024). Array of unit cells having pad structures (U.S. Patent No. 12123909). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12123909
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