Patent ID: 7943967
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate having a portion of the substrate formed to include a plurality of diffusion regions, wherein the plurality of diffusion regions respectively correspond to active areas of the portion of the substrate within which one or more processes are applied to modify one or more electrical characteristics of the active areas of the portion of the substrate, wherein the plurality of diffusion regions are separated from each other by one or more non-active regions of the portion of the substrate; a gate electrode level region formed above and over the portion of the substrate, the gate electrode level region including six linear-shaped conductive features defined to extend lengthwise in a first parallel direction, wherein each of the six linear-shaped conductive features is defined to include one or more gate electrode portions which extend over one or more of the plurality of diffusion regions, wherein each gate electrode portion and a corresponding diffusion region over which it extends together define a respective transistor device, wherein the six linear-shaped conductive features include,