Integrated circuit cells
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorTheodore W. Houston
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for designing an integrated circuit is provided. The method includes providing a first transistor in a first logic path. The first transistor has a first contact, a first gate length and a first contact to gate centerline spacing. The method also includes providing a second transistor in a second logic path. The second transistor has a second contact, a second gate length and a second contact to gate centerline spacing. The first contact to gate centerline spacing is substantially equal to the second contact to gate centerline spacing. The method also includes selecting a different gate length for the first gate length using a predetermined design criterion.
Claims7
A method for designing an integrated circuit, comprising:
- providing a first transistor in a first logic path, the first transistor having a first contact, a first gate length and a first contact to gate centerline spacing;
- providing a second transistor in a second logic path, the second transistor having a second contact, a second gate length and a second contact to gate centerline spacing, the first contact to gate centerline spacing substantially equal to the second contact to gate centerline spacing;
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- selecting a different gate length for the first gate length using a predetermined design criterion.
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