Patent ID: 9437588
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: forming first and second active areas on a substrate, at top and bottom sides of a cell, separated from each other; forming first, second, and third gate lines perpendicular to the active areas, where the first and third gate lines comprise dummy gates at the edges of the cell; forming trench silicide segments on each of the first and second active areas, between the first, second, and third gate lines; forming first and second M1 metal lines between the first and second gate lines and the second and third gate lines, respectively; forming a metal 0 (M0) segment between the first and second active regions perpendicular to the M1 metal lines; forming a gate contact (CB) between the M0 segment and the second gate line; and forming a via (V0) from the first metal line to the M0 segment.