IP Library Granted Patent US 9,899,383
Granted Patent B2
US 9,899,383 · App. 15/467,690 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Forming gates with varying length using sidewall image transfer

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Patent No.
US 9,899,383
App. No.
15/467,690
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chip includes multiple first transistors in a first region and multiple second transistors in a second region. A gap between adjacent first transistors has a same width as a gap between adjacent second transistors. Gates of the second transistors have a length substantially the same as twice a length of two adjacent first transistors plus the distance between said two adjacent first transistors.

Claims (26)

1. A chip, comprising:

a plurality of first transistors in a first region; and

a plurality of second transistors in a second region, wherein a gap between adjacent first transistors has a same width as a gap between adjacent second transistors, and wherein gates of the second transistors have a length substantially the same as twice a length of two adjacent first transistors plus the distance between said two adjacent first transistors.

2. The chip of claim 1 , comprising twice as many first transistors as second transistors.

3. The chip of claim 2 , wherein a number of second transistors is a multiple of two.

4. The chip of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first transistors are fin field effect transistors.

5. The chip of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of second transistors are fin field effect transistors.

6. The chip of claim 1 , wherein the first transistors are digital logic devices and wherein the second transistors are analog devices.

7. The chip of claim 1 , wherein the first and second transistors each comprise respective gates formed on a planar semiconductor substrate.

8. The chip of claim 7 , wherein the first and second transistors further comprise source and drain regions formed within the planar semiconductor substrate.

9. The chip of claim 7 , wherein the respective gates of the first and second transistors are fin structures.

10. A chip, comprising:

a plurality of first digital logic transistors in a first region comprising respective gates formed on respective channel regions; and

a plurality of second analog transistors in a second region comprising respective gates formed on respective channel regions, wherein a gap between adjacent first transistors has a same width as a gap between adjacent second transistors, and wherein gates of the second transistors have a length substantially the same as twice a length of two adjacent first transistors plus the distance between said two adjacent first transistors.

11. The chip of claim 10 , comprising twice as many first transistors as second transistors.

12. The chip of claim 11 , wherein a number of second transistors is a multiple of two.

13. The chip of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first transistors are fin field effect transistors.

14. The chip of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of second transistors are fin field effect transistors.

15. The chip of claim 10 , wherein the first and second transistors further comprise source and drain regions formed within the planar semiconductor substrate.

16. The chip of claim 10 , wherein the respective gates of the first and second transistors are fin structures.

17. A chip, comprising:

a plurality of first digital logic transistors in a first region comprising respective gate fin structures formed on respective channel regions; and

an even number of second analog transistors in a second region comprising respective gate fin structures formed on respective channel regions, there being half as many second transistors as first transistors, wherein a gap between adjacent first transistors has a same width as a gap between adjacent second transistors, and wherein gates of the second transistors have a length substantially the same as twice a length of two adjacent first transistors plus the distance between said two adjacent first transistors.

18. The chip of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of first transistors are fin field effect transistors.

19. The chip of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of second transistors are fin field effect transistors.

20. The chip of claim 17 , wherein the first and second transistors further comprise source and drain regions formed within the planar semiconductor substrate.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2025
From: TESSERA, INC.
To: TESSERA LLC
Reel/Frame 073658/0771 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2025
From: TESSERA LLC
To: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 073658/0868 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: TESSERA, INC.
Reel/Frame 051489/0557 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2017
From: CHENG, KANGGUO; LI, JUNTAO; WANG, GENG; ZHANG, QINTAO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041708/0793 →