Patent ID: 11955471
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. An integrated circuit comprising:
a first active region and a second active region, each extending on a substrate in a first horizontal direction in parallel to each other, wherein the first active region and the second active region have conductivity types different from each other;
a first partial gate line and a second partial gate line spaced apart from each other in a second horizontal direction that crosses the first horizontal direction, wherein the first partial gate line forms a first transistor with the first active region and the second partial gate line forms a second transistor with the second active region, wherein the first transistor comprises a gate configured to receive a first input signal, and the second transistor comprises a gate configured to receive a second input signal;
a third partial gate line and a fourth partial gate line aligned in a second horizontal direction that crosses the first horizontal direction, wherein the third partial gate line forms a third transistor with the first active region and the fourth partial gate line forms a fourth transistor with the second active region, wherein the third transistor comprises a gate configured to receive the second input signal and the fourth transistor comprises a gate configured to receive the first input signal;
a first metal pattern electrically connected to the first partial gate line;
a second metal pattern electrically connected to the second partial gate line;
a third metal pattern electrically connected to the third partial gate line; and
a metal line that is electrically connected to drain regions of the first, second, third, and fourth transistors and that is spaced apart from the first, second, and third metal patterns,
wherein the first and second partial gate lines have aligned side surfaces, and
wherein the third and fourth partial gate lines have aligned side surfaces.