Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the area occupied by a circuit on an IC by allowing each conductor pattern to comprise one or plural ring parts surrounding an element diffusion contact-point region, while a ring part forms the gate conductor of an insulated gate field effect transistor(IGFET). SOLUTION: A word line driver circuit 40, for example, comprises a plurality of ring field-effect transistor(IGFET) elements 42, with each of them provided with a ring conductor 44, while a drain region 46 is provided in the ring conductor 44, with a source region 48 provided outside the ring conductor 44. A single- line connection conductor 50 is provided between the ring IGFET elements 42, to allow conductive connection of the ring IGFET elements 42. With this configuration, the length of each transistor is increased, thus increasing the channel width of the transistor 42. The ring part is formed of a conductor pattern comprising the width of almost one minimum feature size F, with the interval between adjoining conductor patterns kept about 4F or less. COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO
Abstract:
An arrangement of enhanced drivability transistors is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of conductor patterns, wherein the conductor patterns include ring-shaped portions which enclose device diffusion contacts and the ring-shaped portions form the gate conductors of insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs).
Abstract:
An arrangement of enhanced drivability transistors is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of conductor patterns, wherein the conductor patterns include ring-shaped portions which enclose device diffusion contacts and the ring-shaped portions form the gate conductors of insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs).
Abstract:
An arrangement of enhanced drivability transistors is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of conductor patterns, wherein the conductor patterns include ring-shaped portions which enclose device diffusion contacts and the ring-shaped portions form the gate conductors of insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs).
Abstract:
There is provided a semiconductor memory device that includes: a plurality of memory cells arranged in at least two groups (102); at least one sense amplifier (SA); a first and a second multiplexer (MUXs); and at least one programmable control device (control circuit). Each multiplexer is adapted to couple at least one of the groups to the amplifier. The programmable control device is adapted to control the first and said second multiplexers. In one embodiment, the programmable control device is adapted to control the multiplexers independently.