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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Takashi Kumagai, Chino, JP;
Junichi Karasawa, Tatsuno-machi, JP;
Kazuo Tanaka, Sakata, JP;
Kunio Watanabe, Sakata, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
First and second memory cells of an SRAM comprises first, second, and third conductive layers. The first conductive layer is a gate electrode for a first load transistor and a first driver transistor. The second conductive layer diverges from the first conductive layer on a field oxide region and is electrically connected to a second driver transistor active region. The third conductive layer is a gate electrode for a second load transistor and a second driver transistor. The third conductive layer is electrically connected to a first load transistor active region. The pattern of the first, second, and third conductive layers of the second memory cell is a rotated pattern of the first, second, and third conductive layers in the first memory cell at an angle of 180 degrees around an axis perpendicular to the main surface of a semiconductor substrate.