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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Ta-Pen Guo, Taipei, TW;
Chien-Ying Chen, Chiayi County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a first power rail configured to supply a first voltage, a second power rail configured to supply a second voltage different from the first voltage, and a first cell arranged in a first row between the first and second power rails. The first cell has a first first-type active region and a first second-type active region. The semiconductor device further includes a second cell having a second first-type active region and a second second-type active region, wherein the second first-type active region extends in a second row and a third row on a first side of the first row. The semiconductor device also includes a third cell including a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are arranged on two sides of the first cell.