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公开(公告)号:US20240332174A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-03
申请号:US18739834
申请日:2024-06-11
Inventor: Cheng-Yu LIN , Jung-Chan YANG , Hui-Zhong ZHUANG , Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Kuo-Nan YANG , Chih-Liang CHEN , Lee-Chung LU
IPC: H01L23/528 , G06F30/347 , G06F30/392 , G06F30/394 , H01L23/50 , H01L27/02 , H01L27/07 , H01L27/118 , H01L29/417
CPC classification number: H01L23/528 , G06F30/347 , G06F30/392 , G06F30/394 , H01L23/50 , H01L27/07 , H01L27/11807 , H01L29/41733 , H01L27/0207 , H01L2027/11879 , H01L2027/11881 , H01L2027/11887
Abstract: An IC device includes first and second circuits adjacent each other and over a substrate. The first circuit includes a first IO pattern along a first track among a plurality of tracks in a first metal layer, the plurality of tracks elongated along a first axis and spaced from each other along a second axis. The second circuit includes a plurality of conductive patterns along corresponding different tracks among the plurality of tracks in the first metal layer, each of the plurality of conductive patterns being an IO pattern of the second circuit or a floating conductive pattern. The first metal layer further includes a first connecting pattern along the first track and connecting the first IO pattern and a second IO pattern of the second circuit. The second IO pattern is one of the plurality of conductive patterns of the second circuit and is along the first track.
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公开(公告)号:US20230376661A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18362938
申请日:2023-07-31
Inventor: Chi-Lin LIU , Jerry Chang-Jui KAO , Wei-Hsiang MA , Lee-Chung LU , Fong-Yuan CHANG , Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Shang-Chih HSIEH
IPC: G06F30/327
CPC classification number: G06F30/327 , G06F2111/06
Abstract: A logic circuit (for providing a multibit flip-flop (MBFF) function) includes: a first inverter to receive a clock signal and generate a corresponding clock_bar signal; a second inverter to receive the clock_bar signal and generate a corresponding clock_bar_bar signal; a third inverter to receive a control signal and generate a corresponding control_bar signal; and a series-chain of 1-bit transfer flip-flop (TXFF) circuits, each including: a NAND circuit to receive data signals; and a 1-bit transmit gate flip-flop (TGFF) circuit to output signals Q and q, and receive an output of the NAND circuit, the signal q from the TGFF circuit of a preceding TXFF circuit in the series-chain, the clock_bar and clock_bar_bar signals, and the control and control_bar signals; and the first transfer TXFF circuit in the series-chain being configured to receive a start signal in place of the signal q from an otherwise preceding TGFF circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20220198122A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-23
申请号:US17692767
申请日:2022-03-11
Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Wen-Hao CHEN , Hung-Chih OU , Chun-Yao KU , Shao-Huan WANG
IPC: G06F30/398 , G06F30/3315 , G06F30/337 , G06F30/396
Abstract: A multi-bit flip-flop includes a first flip-flop, a second flip-flop and a first inverter. The first flip-flop has a first driving capability. The second flip-flop has a second driving capability different from the first driving capability. The first inverter is configured to receive a first clock signal on a first clock pin, and is configured to generate a second clock signal inverted from the first clock signal. The first flip-flop and the second flip-flop are configured to share at least the first clock pin.
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公开(公告)号:US20210209287A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-08
申请号:US17212775
申请日:2021-03-25
Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Fong-Yuan CHANG , Ho Che YU
IPC: G06F30/398 , G06F30/392 , H01L27/11575
Abstract: A semiconductor device including: first, second and third active regions a first gate structure over the first active region and a first part of the second active region; a second gate structure over the third active region and a second part of the second active region; a first cell region including the first gate structure, the first active region and the first part of the second active region; a second cell region including the second gate structure, the third active region and the second part of the second active region; a first border region representing an overlap of the first and second cell regions which is substantially aligned with an approximate midline of the second active region; the second gate structure overlapping the first border region; and there being a first gap which is between the first gate structure and the first border region.
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公开(公告)号:US20200097634A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-26
申请号:US16559534
申请日:2019-09-03
Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Shao-Huan WANG , Wen-Hao CHEN , Chun-Yao KU , Hung-Chih OU
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first bit flip-flop and a second flip-flop. The first flip-flop has a first driving capability. The second flip-flop has a second driving capability different from the first driving capability. The first flip-flop and the second flip-flop are part of a multibit flip-flop configured to share at least a first clock pin. The first clock pin is configured to receive the first clock signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20230177249A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US18161657
申请日:2023-01-30
Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Fong-Yuan CHANG , Ho Che YU
IPC: G06F30/398 , G06F30/392 , H10B43/50
CPC classification number: G06F30/398 , G06F30/392 , H10B43/50
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first fins (F-fins) and second fins (S-fin) arranged in a first row having a single-row height and that includes an alpha cell region and a beta cell region. The alpha cell region includes a first F-fin, a first S-fin and a first gate structure overlapping each of the first F-fin and the first S-fin. The first gate structure does not overlap top and bottom edges of the alpha cell region. The beta cell region includes second and third F-fins, second and third S-fins and a second gate structure overlapping each of the second F-fin and second S-fin and at least one of the third F-fin or the third S-fin. A top edge of the beta cell region being co-track aligned with the third F-fin. A bottom edge of the beta cell region being co-track aligned with the third S-fin.
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公开(公告)号:US20220320018A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17843746
申请日:2022-06-17
Inventor: Fong-yuan CHANG , Cheng-Hung YEH , Hsiang-Ho CHANG , Po-Hsiang HUANG , Chin-Her CHIEN , Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Aftab Alam KHAN , Keh-Jeng CHANG , Chin-Chou LIU , Yi-Kan CHENG
IPC: H01L23/64 , H01L23/498 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/065 , G06F30/36
Abstract: An interposer includes one or more capacitors to store charge to provide signals to an integrated circuit electrically connected to the interposer. First connectors to each capacitor are interspersed with second connectors to the capacitors and are spaced apart from adjacent second connectors. The one or more capacitors and the resistances associated with the conductive paths between each capacitor and a connector or another capacitor can be modeled.
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公开(公告)号:US20210342514A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US17376413
申请日:2021-07-15
Inventor: Po-Hsiang HUANG , Fong-Yuan CHANG , Clement Hsingjen WANN , Chih-Hsin KO , Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Li-Chun TIEN , Chia-Ming HSU
IPC: G06F30/392 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78 , H01L21/8238 , G06F30/367 , G06F30/398 , G06F30/3312
Abstract: A method of operating an IC manufacturing system includes determining whether an n-type active region of a cell or a p-type active region of the cell is a first active region based on a timing critical path of the cell, positioning the first active region along a cell height direction in an IC layout diagram of a cell, the first active region having a first total number of fins extending in a direction perpendicular to the cell height direction. The method also includes positioning a second active region in the cell along the cell height direction, the second active region being the n-type or p-type opposite the n-type or p-type of the first active region and having a second total number of fins less than the first total number of fins and extending in the direction, and storing the IC layout diagram of the cell in a cell library.
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公开(公告)号:US20210110097A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US17131038
申请日:2020-12-22
Inventor: Fong-Yuan CHANG , Chin-Chou LIU , Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Po-Hsiang HUANG
IPC: G06F30/398 , G06F30/394 , G06F30/392 , G03F1/70
Abstract: A method (of generating a layout diagram) includes: generating a shell including wiring patterns in a first layer of metallization, the wiring patterns having long axes which are substantially aligned with corresponding tracks that extend in a first direction, the wiring patterns having a default arrangement which has, relative to the corresponding tracks, a first amount of free space; and refining the shell into a cell, the refining including selectively shrinking, in the first direction, one or more of the wiring patterns resulting in a second amount of free space, the second amount being greater than the first amount, increasing, in the first direction, one or more chosen ones of the wiring patterns (chosen patterns), and backfilling the second amount of free space with one or more of at least one dummy pattern or at least one wiring pattern.
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公开(公告)号:US20200272778A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US15930010
申请日:2020-05-12
Inventor: Chi-Lin LIU , Sheng-Hsiung CHEN , Jerry Chang-Jui KAO , Fong-Yuan CHANG , Lee-Chung LU , Shang-Chih HSIEH , Wei-Hsiang MA
IPC: G06F30/327
Abstract: A method includes: identifying ad hoc groups of elementary standard cells recurrent in a layout diagram, selecting one of the recurrent ad hoc groups (selected group) such that: the elementary standard cells in the selected group have connections representing a corresponding logic circuit; each elementary standard cell representing a logic gate; each ad hoc group has a number of transistors and a first number of logic gates; and the selected group providing a logical function. The method includes generating one or more macro standard cells such that: each macro standard cell has a number of transistors which is smaller than the number of transistors of the corresponding ad hoc group; or each macro standard cell has a second number of logic gates different than the first number of logic gates of the corresponding ad hoc group. The method also includes adding macro standard cells to the set of standard cells.
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