Interconnection arrangement for a gate array

Claim 2

A gate array, comprising: a substrate having a major surface (1); a plurality of basic cells (9) each having a length greater than its width, said cells aligned with each other longitudinally and arranged continuously on said major surface of said substrate (1) in rows; interconnection channels (21) having said width formed selectively between said cells and extending in the direction of said rows; and interconnection wiring (16) in said channels and extending in the direction of said rows for interconnecting selected ones of said cells.

Claim 3

The gate array according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of basic cells constitute logic cells.

Claim 4

A gate array, comprising: a substrate having a main surface (1); a plurality of basic cell regions (9) arranged on said main surface of said substrate in row and column directions to form a matrix, each said basic cell region (9) having a first region forming a given conductivity type field effect device and a second region forming an opposite conductivity type field effect device, said first and second regions being arranged to be aligned in the row direction, the row directional length of each said basic cell region being larger than the column directional length of each said basic cell region; a plurality of logical circuit element groups (20) having logical circuit elements including a plurality of said basic cell regions; a plurality of interconnection regions (21) arranged between said logical circuit element groups, each region comprising a row of said basic cell regions; and an interconnection layer (17) formed through an insulator on said interconnection regions.

Claim 5

A gate array, comprising: a substrate having a main surface (1); a plurality of basic cell regions (9) arranged on said main surface of said substrate in row and column directions to form a matrix, each said basic cell region (9) having a first region forming a given conductivity type field effect device and a second region forming an opposite conductivity type field effect device, said first and second regions being arranged to be aligned in the row direction, the row directional length of each said basic cell region being larger than the column directional length of each said basic cell region; a plurality of logical circuit element groups (20) having logical circuit elements including a plurality of said basic cell regions; a plurality of interconnection regions (21) arranged between said logical circuit element groups, each region comprising a row of said basic cell regions; and an interconnection layer (17) formed through an insulator on said interconnection regions.

Claim 6

In a gate array, comprising: a substrate (1) having a major surface, a plurality of impurity regions of a first conductivity type (7) formed to extend in a first direction, spaced apart from each other on the major surface of said substrate and each having a predetermined width, a plurality of impurity regions of a second conductivity type (8) formed to extend in said first direction in a region of said substrate apart from said plurality of impurity regions of the first conductivity type and having a predetermined width, a plurality of first conductive layers (56A, 56B, 56C) formed through an insulating film and spaced apart from each other in said first direction on said impurity regions of the first conductivity type, a plurality of second conductive layers (53A, 53B, 53C) formed through an insulating film and spaced apart from each other in said first direction on said impurity regions of the second conductivity type, said first conductive layers (56A, 56B, 56C) and said second conductive layers (53A, 53B, 53C) being formed aligned with each other in a second direction intersecting with said first direction, and each said first conductive layer and each said second conductive layer which are formed adjacent to each other and said impurity regions of the first and second conductivity types provided on both sides of said first and second conductive layers constituting a logic cell unit (9), whereby a plurality of logic cell units are formed spaced apart from each other in said first direction to constitute a column of said units (7, 8), a plurality of said columns of said units being formed, the improvement wherein, said logic cell units being continuously formed in at least said second direction, a plurality of interconnection regions each comprising a plurality of said logic cell units aligned in said second direction, and conductive layers (60) continuously formed in said second direction on one or more of said interconnection regions for connecting said plurality of logic cell units to each other.

Claim 7

In a gate array, comprising: a substrate (1) having a major surface, a plurality of impurity regions of a first conductivity type (7) formed to extend in a first direction, spaced apart from each other on the major surface of said substrate and each having a predetermined width, a plurality of impurity regions of a second conductivity type (8) formed to extend in said first direction in a region of said substrate apart from said plurality of impurity regions of the first conductivity type and having a predetermined width, a plurality of first conductive layers (56A, 56B, 56C) formed through an insulating film and spaced apart from each other in said first direction on said impurity regions of the first conductivity type, a plurality of second conductive layers (53A, 53B, 53C) formed through an insulating film and spaced apart from each other in said first direction on said impurity regions of the second conductivity type, said first conductive layers (56A, 56B, 56C) and said second conductive layers (53A, 53B, 53C) being formed aligned with each other in a second direction intersecting with said first direction, and each said first conductive layer and each said second conductive layer which are formed adjacent to each other and said impurity regions of the first and second conductivity types provided on both sides of said first and second conductive layers constituting a logic cell unit (9), whereby a plurality of logic cell units are formed spaced apart from each other in said first direction to constitute a column of said units (7, 8), a plurality of said columns of said units being formed, the improvement wherein, said logic cell units being continuously formed in at least said second direction, a plurality of interconnection regions each comprising a plurality of said logic cell units aligned in said second direction, and conductive layers (60) continuously formed in said second direction on one or more of said interconnection regions for connecting said plurality of logic cell units to each other.

Claim 8

The gate array according to claim 4, wherein said first conductivity type of said impurity regions (7) differs from said second conductivity type of said impurity regions (8).

Claim 9

The gate array according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of said columns of units are formed adjacent to each other, and the impurity region of the second conductivity type of one column and the other column in two adjacent columns face each other.

Claim 10

The gate array according to claim 6, wherein said first and second conductive layers (53A, 53B, 53C, 56A, 56B, 56C) and said impurity regions (7) (8) of the first and second conductivity types form field effect devices.

Claim 11

The gate array according to claim 7, wherein said field effect devices comprise field effect transistors.

Claim 12

The gate array according to claim 4, wherein said plurality of logic cell units (9) constitute a logic cell.

Claim 13

The gate array according to claim 9, wherein at least one said logic cell (9) comprises a NAND gate.

Claim 14

The gate array according to claim 9, wherein at least one said logic cell (9) comprises a NOR gate.

Claim 15

The gate array according to claim 5, wherein said first and second conductive layers (53A, 53B, 53C, 56A, 56B, 56C) comprise polysilicon layers, respectively.

Claim 16

The gate array according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of said columns of units (7) (8) are formed adjacent to each other, and the impurity region of the first conductivity type of one column (23) and the impurity region of the second conductivity type of the other column (24) in two adjacent columns face each other.

Claim 17

The gate array according to claim 13, wherein said first and second conductive layers and said impurity regions of the first and second conductivity types form field effect devices.

Claim 18

The gate array according to claim 14, wherein said field effect devices comprise field effect transistors.

Claim 19

A carpeting gate array having a plurality of basic cells (9) continuously arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with said first direction, each of said basic cells comprising an NMOS (8) transistor and a PMOS (7) transistor; each of said NMOS (8) transistor and said PMOS (7) transistor comprising a gate electrode (4) and a channel region; the respective gate electrodes (4) being arranged aligned in said first direction; the distance between said gate electrodes arranged adjacent to each other in said second direction defining the size in a length direction of the channel regions, said array comprising a plurality of logic cell regions (20) comprising a plurality of basic cells and an interconnection region (21) for connecting said plurality of logic cell regions to each other, said interconnection region having a predetermined width, and the predetermined width of said interconnection region being defined by the size of one basic cell in the length direction of said channel regions.

Claim 20

A carpeting gate array having a plurality of basic cells (9) continuously arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with said first direction, each of said basic cells comprising an NMOS (8) transistor and a PMOS (7) transistor; each of said NMOS (8) transistor and said PMOS (7) transistor comprising a gate electrode (4) and a channel region; the respective gate electrodes (4) being arranged aligned in said first direction; the distance between said gate electrodes arranged adjacent to each other in said second direction defining the size in a length direction of the channel regions, said array comprising a plurality of logic cell regions (20) comprising a plurality of basic cells and an interconnection region (21) for connecting said plurality of logic cell regions to each other, said interconnection region having a predetermined width, and the predetermined width of said interconnection region being defined by the size of one basic cell in the length direction of said channel regions.

Claim 21

The gate array according to claim 16, wherein said logic cell regions are arranged spaced apart from each other in said first and second directions.

Claim 22

The gate array according to claim 4, wherein said first and second conductive layers comprise gate electrodes (4), respectively, said impurity regions of the first and second conductivity types comprise each one of an N type impurity layer (23) and a P type impurity layer (24), respectively, said gate electrodes (4) and said N type or P type impurity layer (22) (23) constitute a MOS transistor, and one logic cell unit comprises a unit of the MOS transistor.

Claim 23

The gate array according to claim 18, wherein said plurality of logic cell units constitute a single logic cell.

Claim 24

The gate array according to claim 17, wherein said gate electrodes comprise polysilicon layers.