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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Brent A. Anderson, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Albert M. Chu, Nashua, NH (US);
Terence B. Hook, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Seong-Dong Kim, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for device layout with vertical transistors includes identifying active area regions in a layout of a semiconductor device with vertical transistors. Sets of adjacent active area regions having a same electrical potential are determined. The sets of adjacent active area regions to be merged are prioritized based upon one or more performance criterion. The sets of adjacent active area regions are merged to form larger active area regions according to a priority.