Semiconductor device
A MOS transistor includes a gate electrode formed in a grid pattern, source regions and drain regions each surrounded by the gate electrode, and a source metal wiring connected to the source regions via source contacts and a drain metal wiring connected to the drain regions via drain contacts. The source metal wiring and the drain metal wiring are disposed along one direction of the grid of the gate electrode. Each of the source regions and the drain regions is a rectangular form having its long side along the length direction of each metal wiring. The source metal wiring and the drain metal wiring are each formed in a zigzag manner in the length direction and are respectively connected to the source contacts and the drain contacts.
1. A semiconductor device having a waffle transistor, the waffle transistor comprising:
a gate electrode formed in a grid pattern;
source regions and drain regions each surrounded by said gate electrode, forming said waffle transistor; and
metal wirings disposed along one direction of the grid pattern of said gate electrode and connected to the source regions and drain regions via contacts,
wherein the source regions and the drain regions are arranged adjoining each other with said gate electrode held therebetween, and
wherein each of the source regions and the drain regions is a rectangular form having a long side along a length direction of said metal wiring.
2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said metal wirings include a source metal wiring connected to source contacts formed in the source regions and a drain metal wiring connected to drain contacts formed in the drain regions, and wherein the source metal wiring and the drain metal wiring are each formed in a zigzag manner in a length direction and are respectively connected to the source contacts and the drain contacts.
3. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the source metal wiring and the drain metal wiring are each disposed in superposition on the gate electrode extending in a length direction thereof.
4. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the source metal wiring has an identical width in a length direction thereof, and the drain metal wiring has an identical width in a length direction thereof.
5. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the source metal wiring has an identical width in a length direction thereof, and the drain metal wiring has an identical width in a length direction thereof.