Patent ID: 11908855
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 7:
8. The semiconductor device of claim 1, further comprising:
first gate cut patterns isolating the circuit gate lines and the first external dummy gate lines from direct contact with each other, the first gate cut patterns between the circuit gate lines and the first external dummy gate lines,
wherein the first external dummy area further includes first edge cut patterns,
wherein the first external dummy gate lines are between the first edge cut patterns and the first gate cut patterns,
wherein the first gate cut patterns and the first edge cut patterns include a same insulating material,
wherein the first external dummy gate lines have a shape of lines or bars parallel to each other, and
wherein at least portions of the first edge cut patterns have a “U” shape.