Layout structure of multiplexer cells
AssigneeNEC Electronics Corporation
InventorItsuo Hidaka
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Abstract
A multiplexer cell layout structure is a layout structure of primitive cells where cell arrays composed of P-channel transistors and N-channel transistors are arranged in two upper and lower rows. And, a plurality of transistors of transfer gates are arranged on the upper side and lower side of the cell arrays, an output terminal of the plurality of arranged transistors is connected up and down by Metal wiring across between the upper and lower cell arrays. Thus, a multiplexer cell layout structure which increases wiring tracks of two-layer metal wiring for a one-chip layout held by a 4-input multiplexer inverter can be obtained.
Claims10
A multiplexer cell layout structure comprising:
- cell arrays composed of P-channel transistors and N-channel transistors which are arranged in two upper and lower rows;
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- a wiring layer composed of a plurality of layers for connecting said cell arrays, in which
- each of said cell arrays comprises a plurality of transfer gates, wherein
- a plurality of transistors of said transfer gates are arranged in upper one of said cell arrays and lower one of said cell arrays, and an output terminal of the plurality of arranged transistors is connected across between said upper and lower cell arrays by 2-layer metal wiring of said wiring layer.
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