Patent ID: 8134183

Claim:
An integrated circuit, comprising: a gate electrode level region including at least four linear-shaped conductive structures formed to extend lengthwise in a first direction, the at least four linear-shaped conductive structures including, a first linear-shaped conductive structure including a gate portion that forms a gate electrode of a first transistor and an extending portion that extends away from the gate portion of the first linear-shaped conductive structure, a second linear-shaped conductive structure including a gate portion that forms a gate electrode of a second transistor and an extending portion that extends away from the gate portion of the second linear-shaped conductive structure, a third linear-shaped conductive structure including a gate portion that forms a gate electrode of a third transistor and an extending portion that extends away from the gate portion of the third linear-shaped conductive structure, and a fourth linear-shaped conductive structure including a gate portion that forms a gate electrode of a fourth transistor and an extending portion that extends away from the gate portion of the fourth linear-shaped conductive structure, wherein the extending portions of the first, second, third, and fourth linear-shaped conductive structures collectively include at least two different extending portion lengths as measured in the first direction.