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Semiconductor integrated circuit device including static random access memory having diffusion layers for supplying potential to well region

US7973371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2008
Grant dateJul 5, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/4125
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A static random access memory (SRAM) cell includes a first well region of a first conductivity type, a second well region of the first conductivity type, formed in a location different from a location where the first well region is formed, and a third well region of a second conductivity type, which is located between the first well region and the second well region. The memory cell further includes a first tap diffused layer of the first conductivity type for supplying a potential to the first well region, a second tap diffused layer of the first conductivity type for supplying the potential to the second well region, the first and second tap diffused layers being arranged substantially on a diagonal line in the layout of the SRAM cell, and a metal interconnection connected to the first and second tap diffused layers, the metal interconnection passing on the third well region in the SRAM cell.

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