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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2003
Zhongze Wang, Boise, ID (US);
Zhongze Wang, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved SRAM cell design. The SRAM cell includes a first active area on oxide in a first conductive well located on a first vertical side of the SRAM cell, a second active area on oxide in a second conductive well located on the first vertical side of the SRAM cell, a third active area on oxide in the first conductive well located on a second vertical side of the SRAM cell, a fourth active area on oxide in the second conductive well located on the second vertical side of the SRAM cell, a first gate located on the first vertical side of the SRAM cell, a second gate located on the second vertical side of the SRAM cell, a first local interconnect connecting the first active area, the second active area, and the second gate via a second EC contact located on the second gate, and a second local interconnect connecting the third active area, the fourth active area, and the first gate via a first EC contact located on the first gate.