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US5300790A
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Semiconductor device
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1993-06-03
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2013-06-03
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a semiconductor device having complementary metal insulator semiconductor field-effect transistors (MISFETs) in which a plurality of basic cells having N-channel MOSs and P-channel MOSs are disposed. In this semiconductor device, a sub MISFET is disposed adjacently to a stopper layer in a region adjacent to other basic cell. An element such as a transmission gate composed of a single element can be actualized by use of the sub-MISFET. In the semiconductor device of this invention, a working efficiency thereof is improved. A response velocity of the P-channel MOS can also be improved using the sub-MISFET. A numerical quantity of the basic cells constituting a circuit can be reduced, resulting in a reduction in parasitic capacity. An operating time of the circuit is thereby decreased.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhisa Hirabayashi
- 👤 Takashi Sakuda
- 👤 Kazuhiko Okawa
- 👤 Yasuhiro Oguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 16:27
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/90; H10D84/903; H10D84/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
349 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of basic cells formed on a substrate and disposed adjacent to one another, the cells being configurable into a predetermined circuit by intra basic cell connections and inter basic cell connections, wherein: each of said basic cells occupies a region of said substrate, which region is enclosed by first and second lines extending parallel to one another in a first direction, said basic cells being disposed adjacent one another and being spaced apart from one another in the first direction; each of said basic cells comprises a first plurality of main MISFETs of a first conductivity type disposed in parallel with one another, a second plurality of main MISFETs of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type disposed in parallel with one another, said first plurality of main MISFETs occupying a first portion of the region and said second plurality of main MISFETS occupying a second portion of the region, said first and second portions being separated from one another in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, said first portion being disposed adjacent said first line and said second portion being disposed adjacent said second line, and a stopper layer disposed in parallel with said main MISFETs; each of said basic cells further comprises a sub-MISFET having an area smaller than the area of each said main MISFET of said basic cell and formed in said first portion of the region of said basic cell; in each of said basic cells, said stopper layer is disposed at least partially in said first portion and extends in the second direction from said sub-MISFET toward said second portion so that said sub-MISFET is located between said stopped layer and said first line; and in each of said basic cells, each said main MISFET and said sub-MISFET has a respective gate electrode having a connection end and said connection ends of said gate electrodes of said first plurality of main MISFETs and said sub-MISFET are aligned with one another in the first direction and extend along said first line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
349 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of basic cells formed on a substrate and disposed adjacent to one another, the cells being configurable into a predetermined circuit by intra basic cell connections and inter basic cell connections, wherein: each of said basic cells occupies a region of said substrate, which region is enclosed by first and second lines extending parallel to one another in a first direction, said basic cells being disposed adjacent one another and being spaced apart from one another in the first direction; each of said basic cells comprises a first plurality of main MISFETs of a first conductivity type disposed in parallel with one another, a second plurality of main MISFETs of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type disposed in parallel with one another, said first plurality of main MISFETs occupying a first portion of the region and said second plurality of main MISFETS occupying a second portion of the region, said first and second portions being separated from one another in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, said first portion being disposed adjacent said first line and said second portion being disposed adjacent said second line, and a stopper layer disposed in parallel with said main MISFETs; each of said basic cells further comprises a sub-MISFET having an area smaller than the area of each said main MISFET of said basic cell and formed in said first portion of the region of said basic cell; in each of said basic cells, said stopper layer is disposed at least partially in said first portion and extends in the second direction from said sub-MISFET toward said second portion so that said sub-MISFET is located between said stopped layer and said first line; and in each of said basic cells, each said main MISFET and said sub-MISFET has a respective gate electrode having a connection end and said connection ends of said gate electrodes of said first plurality of main MISFETs and said sub-MISFET are aligned with one another in the first direction and extend along said first line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said stopper layer is of the second conductivity type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 2 wherein said gate electrodes of said MISFETs in each of said basic cells are elongate gate electrodes and all of said gate electrodes extend in parallel with one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 3 wherein all of said gate electrodes extend in the second direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 2 wherein each said MISFET has a source and a drain and each of said basic cells has a first impurity doped subregion which constitutes the source or drain of two of said main MISFETs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 5 wherein said each of said basic cells has a second impurity doped subregion which constitutes the source or drain of one of said main MISFETs and the source or drain of said sub-MISFET.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 2 wherein, in said each of said basic cells, each said MISFET has a channel width and the channel width of said sub-MISFET is smaller than the channel width of each said main MISFET.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 wherein each said MISFET has a source and a drain and each of said basic cells has a first impurity doped subregion which constitutes the source or drain of two of said main MISFETs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 8 wherein said each of said basic cells has a second impurity doped subregion which constitutes the source or drain of one of said main MISFETs and the source or drain of said sub-MISFET.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said basic cells further comprises: a second sub-MISFET having an area smaller than the area of each said main MISFET and formed in said second portion of the region of said basic cell; and a second stopper layer disposed at least partially in said second portion and extending in the second direction from said second sub-MISFET toward said first portion so that said second sub-MISFET is located between said second stopper layer and said second line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 10 wherein, in each of said basic cells: said second sub-MISFET has a gate electrode having a connection end and said connection ends of said gate electrodes of said second plurality of main MISFETs and said sub-MISFET are aligned with one another in the first direction and extend along said second line.
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