IP Library Granted Patent US 10,644,030
Granted Patent B2
US 10,644,030 · App. 16/048,418 · Granted May 5, 2020

Integrated circuit and cell structure in the integrated circuit

Inventors: Chuan-Shian Fu (Hsin-Chu, TW); Cheng-Jyi Chang (Zhubei, TW); Shao-Hwang Sher (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
H01L27/11807H01L27/0207H01L27/0886H01L27/0924H01L29/785H01L2027/11812H01L2027/11862H01L2027/11866
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Patent No.
US 10,644,030
App. No.
16/048,418
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integrated circuit includes a substrate and a plurality of standard cells. The standard cells are formed on the substrate, wherein each standard cell comprises a first fin, a second fin and a third fin, the second fin is located between the first fin and the third fin, and there is a first interval between the first fin and the second fin is different from a second interval between the first fin and the third fin.

Claims (25)

1. An integrated circuit, comprises:

a substrate; and

a plurality of standard cells formed on the substrate, wherein each standard cell comprises a first fin, a second fin and a third fin, the second fin is located between the first fin and the third fin, and there is a first interval between the first fin and the second fin that is different from a second interval between the second fin and the third fin;

wherein each standard cell further comprises a fourth fin and a fifth fin, the fourth fin is located between the third fin and the fifth fin, and there is a third interval between the fourth fin and the fifth fin that is different from a fourth interval between the third fin and the fourth fin;

wherein the first interval is equal to the third interval, and the second interval is equal to the fourth interval.

2. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each standard cell comprises a first gate line connecting the first fin, the second fin and the third fin.

3. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the each standard cell comprises two transistors, one of the two transistors comprises the first fin, the second fin and the third fin, and another of the two transistors comprises the third fin, the fourth fin and the fifth fin.

4. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the each standard cell comprises two transistors, the two transistors share the third fin.

5. The integrated circuit according to claim 4 , wherein each of the two transistors is PMOS or NMOS.

6. The integrated circuit according to claim 2 , wherein each standard cell comprises a sixth fin, a seventh fin and a second gate line connecting the sixth fin and the seventh fin, and the second gate line does not connect the first gate line.

7. The integrated circuit according to claim 6 , wherein each standard cell comprises an eighth fin, a ninth fin and a third gate line connecting the eighth fin and the ninth fin, and the third gate line does not connect the first gate line.

8. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the each standard cell comprises a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor, the first transistor comprises the first fin, the second fin and the third fin, the second transistor comprises the third fin, the fourth fin and the fifth fin, the third transistor comprises another first fin, another second fin and another third fin, and the fourth transistor comprises another third fin, another fourth fin and another fifth fin.

9. A cell structure in an integrated circuit, comprises:

a first fin, a second fin and a third fin disposed on a substrate;

wherein the second fin is located between the first fin and the third fin, and there is a first interval between the first fin and the second fin that is different from a second interval between the second fin and the third fin;

wherein each standard cell further comprises a fourth fin and a fifth fin, the fourth fin is located between the third fin and the fifth fin, and there is a third interval between the fourth fin and the fifth fin that is different from a fourth interval between the third fin and the fourth fin;

wherein the first interval is equal to the third interval, and the second interval is equal to the fourth interval.

10. The cell structure according to claim 9 , further comprises:

a first gate line connecting the first fin, the second fin and the third fin.

11. The cell structure according to claim 9 , comprises two transistors, wherein one of the two transistors comprises the first fin, the second fin and the third fin, and another of the two transistors comprises the third fin, the fourth fin and the fifth fin.

12. The cell structure according to claim 9 , comprises two transistors, wherein the two transistors share the second fin.

13. The cell structure according to claim 10 , comprising: a sixth fin, a seventh fin and a second gate line connecting the sixth fin and the seventh fin, and the second gate line does not connect the first gate line.

14. The cell structure according to claim 13 , comprising:

an eighth fin, a ninth fin and a third gate line connecting the eighth fin and the ninth fin, wherein the third gate line does not connect the first gate line.

15. The cell structure according to claim 9 , comprising: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and a fourth transistor, the first transistor comprises the first fin, the second fin and the third fin, the second transistor comprises the third fin, the fourth fin and the fifth fin, the third transistor comprises another first fin, another second fin and another third fin, and the fourth transistor comprises another third fin, another fourth fin and another fifth fin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2018
From: FU, CHUAN-SHIAN; CHANG, CHENG-JYI; SHER, SHAO-HWANG
To: MEDIATEK INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62574770 · Oct 20, 2017
Related Publication 20190123062A1 · Apr 25, 2019
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