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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Marlin Wayne Frederick, Austin, TX (US);
David Paul Clark, Georgetown, TX (US);
Marlin Wayne Frederick, Austin, TX (US);
David Paul Clark, Georgetown, TX (US);
ARM Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A circuitis provided comprising a first diffusion regionand a parallel second diffusion region. A sequence of N gate layersis provided with a first and an Nth of these gate layers covering different respective ones of the diffusion regionswhilst the middle (N−2) gate layerscover both diffusion regions. A bridging conductorconnects the first gate layerand the Nth gate layer. In some embodiments, the second diffusion region is provided as two second diffusion sub-regionshaving a diffusion region gaptherebetween and electrically connected via a jumper connector. A first gate layerwhich forms a gate electrode with a first diffusion regioncan extend through this diffusion region gapnot forming a gate electrode therewith and facilitating use of a collinear bridging conductorto connect to the Nth gate layer