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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Ming Chian Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Wei Peng, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Cheng Lin, Taichung, TW;
Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5286 (2013.01); H01L 21/76895 (2013.01); H01L 23/481 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a first power rail, a second power rail, and a power tap cell. The first power rail is at a first side of the integrated circuit. The second power rail is at a second side of the integrated circuit. The first and second sides are on opposite sides of at least a complementary field effect transistor. The power tap cell is coupled to the first power rail and the second power rail and configured to provide power from the first power rail to the second power rail.