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US 11,309,248 · App. 17/063,452 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Semiconductor integrated circuit device

Inventors: Atsushi Okamoto (Yokohama, JP); Hirotaka Takeno (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
H01L23/5286H01L27/0928H01L29/7827H03K17/6872
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Patent No.
US 11,309,248
App. No.
17/063,452
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power switch cell using vertical nanowire (VNW) FETs includes a switch element configured to be capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between a global power interconnect and a local power interconnect. The switch element is constituted by at least one VNW FET. The top electrode of the VNW FET constituting the switch element is connected with the global power interconnect.

Claims (66)

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:

a global power interconnect; and

a power domain,

wherein

the power domain includes

a local power interconnect,

a plurality of standard cells connected with the local power interconnect, and

a power switch cell,

the power switch cell includes

a switch element configured to be capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the global power interconnect and the local power interconnect,

the switch element is constituted by at least one vertical nanowire (VNW) FET, and

a top electrode of the VNW FET constituting the switch element is connected with the global power interconnect.

2. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

a bottom region that overlaps the local power interconnect as viewed from top and is connected with the local power interconnect in a portion of the bottom region overlapping the local power interconnect, and

a bottom electrode of at least any of the at least one VNW FET constituting the switch element is connected to the bottom region.

3. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

a second switch element lower in drive capability than the switch element, configured to be capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the global power interconnect and the local power interconnect, and

the second switch element is constituted by at least one VNW FET.

4. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 3 , wherein

a top electrode of the VNW FET constituting the second switch element is connected with the global power interconnect.

5. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 3 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

a bottom region that overlaps the local power interconnect as viewed from top and is connected with the local power interconnect in a portion of the bottom region overlapping the local power interconnect, and

bottom electrodes of at least any of the at least one VNW FET constituting the switch element and the at least one VNW FET constituting the second switch element are connected to the bottom region.

6. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein

the local power interconnect extends in a first direction, and

the power switch cell includes

a dummy VNW FET placed between either one of cell ends in the first direction and the switch element.

7. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:

a global power interconnect; and

a power domain,

wherein

the power domain includes

a local power interconnect,

a plurality of standard cells connected with the local power interconnect, and

a power switch cell,

the local power interconnect includes

first and second power interconnects that extend in parallel in a first direction and supply a first power supply potential, and

a third power interconnect that extends in the first direction between the first and second power interconnects and supplies a second power supply potential different from the first power supply potential,

the power switch cell includes

a switch element configured to be capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the global power interconnect and the first and second power interconnects, and

a bottom region overlapping the third power interconnect as viewed from top,

the switch element includes at least one first vertical nanowire (VNW) FET placed in a region between the first power interconnect and the third power interconnect and at least one second VNW FET placed in a region between the second power interconnect and the third power interconnect, and

top electrodes of the first and second VNW FETs are connected with the global power interconnect, and bottom electrodes of the first and second VNW FETs are connected with the bottom region.

8. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 7 , wherein

the bottom region overlaps the first and second power interconnects as viewed from top and is connected with the first and second power interconnects in portions of the bottom region overlapping the first and second power interconnects.

9. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 7 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

a second switch element lower in drive capability than the switch element, configured to be capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the global power interconnect and the first and second power interconnects, and

the second switch element is constituted by at least one VNW FET.

10. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 9 , wherein

a top electrode of the VNW FET constituting the second switch element is connected with the global power interconnect.

11. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 9 , wherein

a bottom electrode of the VNW FET constituting the second switch element is connected to the bottom region.

12. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 7 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

a dummy VNW FET placed between either one of cell ends in the first direction and the switch element.

13. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 7 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

a fourth power interconnect connected with the global power interconnect and placed in a region between the first power interconnect and the third power interconnect, and

a fifth power interconnect connected with the global power interconnect and placed in a region between the second power interconnect and the third power interconnect.

14. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 13 , wherein

the power switch cell includes

an interconnect that connects the fourth power interconnect and the fifth power interconnect.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2020
From: OKAMOTO, ATSUSHI; TAKENO, HIROTAKA
To: SOCIONEXT INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-073285 · Apr 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019012472 · Mar 25, 2019
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