Patent ID: 8338870

Claim:
A semiconductor device layout comprising: a first and a second “L” shaped active regions formed in a first row; a third and a fourth “L” shaped active regions formed in a second row; a first word line passing between the first and the second “%” shaped active regions and extending across the third “L” shaped active region; and a second word line extending across the second “L” shaped active region and passing between the third and the fourth “L” shaped active regions, wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth “L” shaped active regions each have short regions and long regions, wherein the short regions of the second and the third “L” shaped active regions are arranged in a same line along a first direction, wherein the long regions of the first and the second “L” shaped active regions protrude along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the long region of the third and the fourth “L” shaped active region protrudes along a third direction opposite to the second direction, wherein the first word line includes a first extension that overlaps with the short region of the third “L” shaped active region, and wherein the second word line includes a second extension that overlaps with the short region of the second “L” shaped active region.