Middle-end-of-line strap for standard cell
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsMeng-Hung SHEN, Chih-Liang CHEN, Charles Chew-Yuen YOUNG, Jiann-Tyng TZENG, Kam-Tou SIO, Wei-Cheng LIN
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Abstract
A semiconductor structure is disclosed that includes a semiconductor structure includes an active area, a first conductive line, a conductive via, a first conductive metal segment coupled to the conductive line through the conductive via, a second conductive metal segment disposed over the active area, and a local conductive segment configured to couple the first conductive metal segment and the second conductive metal segment.
Claims21
A semiconductor structure, comprising:
- a first active area;
- a first conductive line;
- a first conductive via;
- a second conductive via;
- a first conductive metal segment electrically coupled to the first conductive line through the first conductive via;
- a second conductive metal segment disposed over the first active area and electrically coupled to the first conductive line through the second conductive via;
- and
- a first conductive segment configured to electrically couple the first conductive metal segment and the second conductive metal segment,
- wherein the first conductive line and the first conductive segment are disposed at two sides of the first conductive via respectively.
A semiconductor structure, comprising:
- an active area;
- a first conductive line;
- a conductive via;
- a first conductive metal segment electrically coupled to the first conductive line through the conductive via;
- a second conductive metal segment disposed over the active area;
- and
- a conductive segment configured to electrically couple the first conductive metal segment and the second conductive metal segment,
- wherein the first conductive line and the conductive segment are disposed at two sides of the conductive via respectively.
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A semiconductor structure, comprising:
- a first active area;
- a first conductive line;
- a first conductive via;
- a second conductive via;
- a first conductive metal segment electrically coupled to the first conductive line through the first conductive via;
- a second conductive metal segment disposed over the first active area and electrically coupled to the first conductive line through the second conductive via;
- a first conductive segment configured to electrically couple the first conductive metal segment and the second conductive metal segment;
- and
- a gate disposed over the first active area and disposed under the first conductive segment,
- wherein a height of the first conductive metal segment is greater than a height of the second conductive metal segment,
- wherein the first conductive line and the first conductive segment are disposed at two sides of the first conductive via respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.