IP Library Granted Patent US 7,808,017
Granted Patent B2
US 7,808,017 · App. 12/697,653 · Granted Oct 5, 2010

Semiconductor integrated circuit

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 7,808,017
App. No.
12/697,653
Granted
Oct 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor integrated circuit having a first p-type MOS transistor; a first n-type MOS transistor; a second p-type MOS transistors; a and second n-type MOS transistors having fourth gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the second diffused regions of the first n-type MOS transistor. The semiconductor integrated circuit further having an absolute value of a threshold voltage of the second p-type MOS transistor being higher than an absolute value of a threshold voltage of the first p-type MOS transistor, and an absolute value of a threshold voltage of the second n-type MOS transistor being higher than an absolute value of a threshold voltage of the first n-type MOS transistor.

Claims (45)

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

a first p-type MOS transistor having first diffused regions extending parallel with a first direction, and having a first gate electrode extending parallel with the first direction;

a first n-type MOS transistor having second diffused regions extending parallel with the first direction, and having a second gate electrode extending parallel with the first direction, with STI disposed for device isolation between the first n-type MOS transistor and the first p-type MOS transistor substantially in parallel with a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

second p-type MOS transistors having third gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the first diffused regions of the first p-type MOS transistor, the third gate electrodes being connected to power supply wiring; and

second n-type MOS transistors having fourth gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the second diffused regions of the first n-type MOS transistor, the fourth gate electrodes being connected to ground wiring,

wherein an absolute value of threshold voltage of the second p-type MOS transistor is higher than an absolute value of threshold voltage of the first p-type MOS transistor, and

an absolute value of threshold voltage of the second n-type MOS transistor is higher than an absolute value of threshold voltage of the first n-type MOS transistor.

2. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply wiring is formed on a layer disposed above a layer in which the third gate electrodes are formed,

the ground wiring is formed on a layer disposed above a layer in which the fourth gate electrodes are formed,

the third gate electrodes are connected to the power supply wiring via first contacts, and

the fourth gate electrodes are connected to the ground wiring via second contacts.

3. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first gate electrode is connected to the second gate electrode via a third contact.

4. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

5. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 2 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

6. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 3 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

7. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

a first p-type MOS transistor having first diffused regions extending parallel with a first direction, and having a first gate electrode extending parallel with the first direction;

a first n-type MOS transistor having second diffused regions extending parallel with the first direction, and having a second gate electrode extending parallel with the first direction, with STI disposed for device isolation between the first n-type MOS transistor and the first p-type MOS transistor substantially in parallel with a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

second p-type MOS transistors having third gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the first diffused regions of the first p-type MOS transistor, the third gate electrodes being connected to power supply wiring; and

second n-type MOS transistors having fourth gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the second diffused regions of the first n-type MOS transistor, the fourth gate electrodes being connected to ground wiring,

wherein the second p-type MOS transistor has a gate length greater than a gate length of the first p-type MOS transistor, and

the second n-type MOS transistor has a gate length greater than a gate length of the first n-type MOS transistor.

8. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the power supply wiring is formed on a layer disposed above a layer in which the third gate electrodes are formed,

the ground wiring is formed on a layer disposed above a layer in which the fourth gate electrodes are formed,

the third gate electrodes are connected to the power supply wiring via first contacts, and

the fourth gate electrodes are connected to the ground wiring via second contacts.

9. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the first gate electrode is connected to the second gate electrode via a third contact.

10. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 7 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

11. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 8 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

12. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 9 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

13. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

a first p-type MOS transistor having first diffused regions extending parallel with a first direction, and having a first gate electrode extending parallel with the first direction;

a first n-type MOS transistor having second diffused regions extending parallel with the first direction, and having a second gate electrode extending parallel with the first direction, with STI disposed for device isolation between the first n-type MOS transistor and the first p-type MOS transistor substantially in parallel with a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

second p-type MOS transistors having third gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the first diffused regions of the first p-type MOS transistor, the third gate electrodes being connected to power supply wiring; and

second n-type MOS transistors having fourth gate electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent to the second diffused regions of the first n-type MOS transistor, the fourth gate electrodes being connected to ground wiring,

wherein the third gate electrodes are connected to the power supply wiring formed on a wiring layer disposed above a layer in which the third gate electrodes are formed, and

the fourth gate electrodes are connected to the ground wiring formed on a wiring layer disposed above a layer in which the fourth gate electrodes are formed.

14. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 13 , wherein distances between the first gate electrode and the third gate electrodes are 2 μm or less, and

distances between the second gate electrode and the fourth gate electrodes are 2 μm or less.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-129537 · May 15, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
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