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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Johnny Chiahao Li, Hsinchu, TW;

Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Hsinchu, TW;

Jerry Chang Jui Kao, Hsinchu, TW;

Xiangdong Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

Chung-Hsing Wang, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 119/06 (2020.01); G06F 119/18 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 2119/06 (2020.01); G06F 2119/18 (2020.01);
Abstract

An integrated circuit includes a first power rail and a second power rail extending in a first direction, and a first power grid stub connected to the first power rail through a first via-connector. The integrated circuit also includes a first vertical conducting line extending in a second direction in a circuit cell between a first vertical cell boundary and a second vertical cell boundary. The first vertical conducting line and the first power grid stub are in a same metal layer and aligned with each other along the second direction.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Li, Johnny. (2026). Circuit cells having power grid stubs (U.S. Patent No. 12585854). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12585854

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