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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kisik Choi, Watervliet, NY (US);
Somnath Ghosh, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Sagarika Mukesh, Albany, NY (US);
Albert Chu, Nashua, NH (US);
Albert M. Young, Fishkill, NY (US);
Balasubramanian S. Pranatharthiharan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Huiming Bu, Glenmont, NY (US);
Kai Zhao, Albany, NY (US);
John Christopher Arnold, North Chatham, NY (US);
Brent A. Anderson, Jericho, VT (US);
Dechao Guo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A device comprises a first interconnect structure, a second interconnect structure, a first cell comprising a first transistor, a second cell comprising a second transistor, a first contact connecting a source/drain element of the first transistor to the first interconnect structure, and second contact connecting a source/drain element of the second transistor to the second interconnect structure. The first cell is disposed adjacent to the second cell with the first transistor disposed adjacent to the second transistor. The first and second cells are disposed between the first and second interconnect structures.