Patent ID: 7187034
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a segmented transistor formed in a substrate, the segmented transistor comprising: a first transistor segment comprising a first source segment, a first drain segment, and a first gate segment; the first source segment including multiple first source diffusion areas, equally spaced apart by a first distance, the first drain segment including multiple first drain diffusion areas, equally spaced apart by a second distance; a first conductive interconnection line connecting the multiple, equally spaced apart first source areas, a second conductive interconnection line connecting the multiple, equally spaced apart first drain areas; a second transistor segment spaced in the substrate from the first transistor segment by a third distance substantially greater than the first distance and the second distance; and comprising a second source segment, a second drain segment, and a second gate segment, the second source segment including multiple second source diffusion areas, equally spaced apart by the first distance, the second drain segment including multiple second drain diffusion areas, equally spaced apart by the second distance; a third conductive interconnection line connecting the multiple, equally spaced apart second source areas, a fourth conductive interconnection line connecting the multiple, equally spaced apart second drain areas; and a fifth conductive interconnection line connecting the first and the third conductive interconnection lines, and a sixth conductive interconnection line connecting the third and the fourth conductive interconnection lines; and a circuit including a second transistor disposed between the first and the second transistor segments of the segmented transistor.