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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Globalfoundries U.s. Inc., Malta, NY (US);
Inventors:
James P. Mazza, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Jia Zeng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xuelian Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Mahbub Rashed, Cupertino, CA (US);
Neha Nayyar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Collin A. Tranter, Clifton, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc, Malta, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 64/27 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 64/518 (2025.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a cross couple design for high density standard cells and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a first contact connected in a cross couple circuit to at least two gate structures, and a second contact connected to the first contact at a location which is devoid of any via connection.