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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Anurag Verma, Hsinchu, TW;
Meng-Kai Hsu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chih-Wei Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Sang-Chi Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Ling Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Kaohsiung, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A layout method and a semiconductor device are disclosed. The layout method includes: generating a design layout by placing a cell, wherein the cell includes: a first conductive segment overlapping a source/drain region and disposed immediately adjacent to a first power rail, wherein the first conductive segment has a length substantially equal to a cell length; a second conductive segment; and a third conductive segment between the first and second conductive segments. The layout method further includes: providing a fourth conductive segment and a fifth conductive segment to the design layout, wherein the fourth and fifth conductive segments are aligned in a first direction.