Patent ID: 8394680

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of active regions defined by device isolation films; a plurality of word lines extending across the plurality of active regions and diagonal to an X-axis of a layout grid; wherein the active regions comprises a first active region, a right active region located on a right side of the first active region, a left active region located on a left side of the first active region, an upper active region located on an upper side of the first active region and a lower active region located on a lower side of the first active region; and wherein each active region includes: an inclined portion having a bit-line contact region, the inclined portion arranged perpendicular to the word lines; a first portion having a first storage node contact region and extending along a first direction parallel to the X-axis from a first end of the inclined portion; and a second portion having a second storage node contact region and extending along a second direction parallel to the X-axis from a second end of the inclined portion.