Patent ID: 8258553

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising first and second standard cells formed over a surface of a semiconductor substrate, wherein the first standard cell includes: a band-like first impurity diffusion region formed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first functional device region formed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate and opposed to the first impurity diffusion region; and a first metal layer disposed above the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and including a first trunk portion extending above and along the first impurity diffusion region and a first extending portion extending upwards of the first functional device region from the first trunk portion, wherein the second standard cell includes: a band-like second impurity diffusion region formed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate and continuous with the first impurity diffusion region; a second functional device region formed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate and opposed to the second impurity diffusion region; and an impurity diffusion region for coupling, formed between the second impurity diffusion region and the second functional device region over the surface of the semiconductor substrate to couple the second impurity diffusion region and the second functional device region electrically with each other, and wherein the first metal layer and the second functional device region are coupled together electrically through the first trunk portion, the first impurity diffusion region, the second impurity diffusion region and the impurity diffusion region for coupling.