Patent ID: 11916017
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A circuit cell in an integrated circuit comprising:
a plurality of horizontal conducting lines in a first connection layer, wherein each of the horizontal conducting lines extends in a first direction, and wherein the horizontal conducting lines includes a first horizontal conducting line and a second horizontal conducting line;
a plurality of gate-conductors below the first connection layer, wherein each of the gate-conductors extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein two adjacent gate-conductors are separated by a first pitch distance along the first direction;
a plurality of terminal-conductors below the first connection layer, wherein each of the terminal-conductors extends in the second direction;
a via-connector directly connecting one of the horizontal conducting lines with one of the gate-conductors or with one of the terminal-conductors;
a first pin-connector and a second pin-connector each extending in a third direction that is perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction;
wherein the first pin-connector is directly connected to the first horizontal conducting line at a first position atop a first gate-conductor, and the second pin-connector is directly connected to the second horizontal conducting line at a second position atop a vertical boundary extending in the second direction; and
wherein the second horizontal conducting line intersects the vertical boundary.