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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shang-Chih Hsieh, Hsinchu, TW;
Chun-Fu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Ting-Wei Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsiang-Jen Tseng, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a plurality of metal lines extending along a first direction, the plurality of metal lines being separated, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, by integral multiples of a nominal minimum pitch. The integrated circuit further includes a plurality of standard cells, at least one of the plurality of standard cells having a cell height along the second direction being a non-integral multiple of the nominal minimum pitch.