Patent ID: 11948932
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. An integrated circuit comprising:
a filler cell comprising a first active region; and
a standard cell comprising a second active region of a same type as that of the first active region, the second active region being adjacent to the first active region in a first direction,
wherein the standard cell further comprises a first tapering portion of the same type as that of the first active region, the first tapering portion contacting the first active region and the second active region and including an inclination surface extending from the first active region to the second active region and having an inclination,
wherein the first active region has a first width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second active region has a second width in the second direction,
wherein the first tapering portion has a width in the second direction that varies from the first width to the second width,
wherein the inclination surface is a single continuous surface, and
wherein the filler cell is a non-logic cell.