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Semiconductor integrated circuit device having improved interconnect accuracy near cell boundaries

US8698273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2012
Grant dateApr 15, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/10

Abstract

A layout structure of a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided with which narrowing and breaking of metal interconnects near a cell boundary can be prevented without increasing the data amount and processing time for OPC. A cell A and a cell B are adjacent to each other along a cell boundary. The interconnect regions of metal interconnects from which to the cell boundary no other interconnect region exists are placed to be substantially axisymmetric with respect to the cell boundary, while sides of diffusion regions facing the cell boundary are asymmetric with respect to the cell boundary.

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