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Integrated circuit including simple cell interconnection and method of designing the same

US11557584B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2020
Grant dateJan 17, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/834
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit (IC) includes: a first cell including an input pin and an output pin extending in a first direction; a second cell adjacent to the first cell in the first direction and including an input pin and an output pin extending in the first direction; a first cell isolation layer extending between the first cell and the second cell in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a first wire extending in the first direction, overlapping the first cell isolation layer, and being connected to the output pin of the first cell and the input pin of the second cell, wherein the output pin of the first cell, the input pin of the second cell, and the first wire are formed in a first conductive layer as a first pattern extending in the first direction.

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