Semiconductor device and method of operating same
AssigneesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited, Tsmc China Company Limited
InventorsLiu HAN, Xin Yong WANG, Qingchao MENG, Huaixin XIAN, Jing DING
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Abstract
A semiconductor device having a cell region, the cell region including a first set of one or more first blocks and a second set of one or more second blocks. Each of the first blocks including a clock gate and each of the second blocks includes a decoupling capacitor. The first set has two or more first blocks and/or the second set has two or more second blocks. The first blocks of the first set are interleaved with the second blocks of the second set.
Claims20
A semiconductor device having a cell region, the cell region comprising:
- a first set of one or more first blocks, each of the first blocks including a clock gate;
- and
- a second set of one or more second blocks, each of the second blocks including a decoupling capacitor;
- and
- wherein:
- at least one of:
- the first set has two or more first blocks;
- or
- the second set has two or more second blocks;
- and
- the first blocks of the first set are interleaved with the second blocks of the second set such that:
- the first blocks of the first set and the second blocks of the second set are arranged in a first row of blocks with respect to a first direction;
- and
- each odd-numbered block in the first row is a corresponding one of the first blocks and each even-numbered block in the first row is a corresponding one of the second blocks.
A semiconductor device having a cell region, the cell region comprising:
- a first set of one or more first blocks, each of the first blocks including a clock gate;
- and
- a second set of one or more second blocks, each of the second blocks including a decoupling capacitor;
- and
- wherein:
- at least one of:
- the first set has two or more first blocks;
- or
- the second set has two or more second blocks;
- and
- the first blocks of the first set are interleaved with the second blocks of the second set such that:
- the first blocks of the first set and the second blocks of the second set are arranged in a first row of blocks with respect to a first direction;
- and
- each even-numbered block in the first row is a corresponding one of the first blocks and each odd-numbered block in the first row is a corresponding one of the second blocks.
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a cell region, the method comprising:
- forming a first set of one or more first blocks in the cell region, each of the first blocks including a clock gate;
- and
- forming a second set of one or more second blocks in the cell region, each of the second blocks including a decoupling capacitor;
- and
- wherein:
- at least one of:
- the first set is formed to have two or more first blocks;
- or
- the second set is formed to have two or more second blocks;
- and
- the first blocks of the first set are formed to be interleaved with the second blocks of the second set such that:
- the first blocks of the first set and the second blocks of the second set are arranged in a row of blocks with respect to a first direction;
- and
- each odd-numbered block in the row is a corresponding one of the first blocks and each even-numbered block in the row is a corresponding one of the second blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.