Patent ID: 9576978
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A semiconductor integrated circuit (IC), comprising: at least one cell having at least one fin field-effect transistor (FET); wherein the at least one cell comprises a plurality of fins that extend in a first direction and are arranged in parallel to each other in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the at least one cell comprises a plurality of metal lines extending in the first direction and arranged in parallel to each other in the second direction, wherein a size of the at least one cell in the second direction corresponds to a number and a pitch of the plurality of fins, wherein the plurality of metal lines comprises two power lines arranged at both ends of the at least one cell in the second direction and a plurality of wires between the power lines, and wherein the plurality of fins include a plurality of active fins and a plurality of dummy fins.