An integrated circuit device includes a device layer having devices spaced in accordance with a predetermined device pitch, a first metal interconnection layer disposed above the device layer and coupled to the device layer, and a second metal interconnection layer disposed above the first metal interconnection layer and coupled to the first metal interconnection layer through a first via layer. The second metal interconnection layer has metal lines spaced in accordance with a predetermined metal line pitch, and a ratio of the predetermined metal line pitch to predetermined device pitch is less than 1.

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first-direction plurality of wirings extending in a first direction, and a second-direction plurality of wiring extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first-direction plurality of wirings that extend in the first direction includes gate wirings spaced apart from each other in the second direction by a gate pitch, first wirings above the gate wirings spaced apart from each other in the second direction by a first pitch, second wirings above the first wirings spaced apart from each other in the second direction by a second pitch, and third wirings above the second wirings spaced apart from each other in the second direction by a third pitch. A ratio between the gate pitch and the second pitch is 6:5.

The present disclosure attempts to provide a capacitor cell having a large capacitance value per unit area in a semiconductor integrated circuit device using a three-dimensional transistor device. A logic cell includes a three-dimensional transistor device. A capacitor cell includes a three-dimensional transistor device. A length of a portion, of a local interconnect, which protrudes from a three-dimensional diffusion layer in a direction away from a power supply interconnect in the capacitor cell is greater than a length of a portion, of a local interconnect, which protrudes from a three-dimensional diffusion layer in a direction away from a power supply interconnect in the logic cell.

An integrated circuit device includes a device layer having devices spaced in accordance with a predetermined device pitch, a first metal interconnection layer disposed above the device layer and coupled to the device layer, and a second metal interconnection layer disposed above the first metal interconnection layer and coupled to the first metal interconnection layer through a first via layer. The second metal interconnection layer has metal lines spaced in accordance with a predetermined metal line pitch, and a ratio of the predetermined metal line pitch to predetermined device pitch is less than 1.

An integrated circuit includes a standard cell. The standard cell may include a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of first wirings. The plurality of first wirings may include a clubfoot structure conductive pattern that includes a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern spaced apart from each other. Each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern may include a first line pattern extending in a first direction and a second line pattern protruding from one end of the first line pattern in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of gate lines may be spaced apart from each other by a first pitch in the first direction, and the plurality of second wirings may be spaced apart from each other by a second pitch in the first direction. The first pitch may be greater than the second pitch.

The present disclosure attempts to provide a capacitor cell having a large capacitance value per unit area in a semiconductor integrated circuit device using a three-dimensional transistor device. A logic cell includes a three-dimensional transistor device. A capacitor cell includes a three-dimensional transistor device. A length of a portion, of a local interconnect, which protrudes from a three-dimensional diffusion layer in a direction away from a power supply interconnect in the capacitor cell is greater than a length of a portion, of a local interconnect, which protrudes from a three-dimensional diffusion layer in a direction away from a power supply interconnect in the logic cell.

An integrated circuit includes a standard cell. The standard cell may include a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of first wirings. The plurality of first wirings may include a clubfoot structure conductive pattern that includes a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern spaced apart from each other. Each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern may include a first line pattern extending in a first direction and a second line pattern protruding from one end of the first line pattern in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of gate lines may be spaced apart from each other by a first pitch in the first direction, and the plurality of second wirings may be spaced apart from each other by a second pitch in the first direction. The first pitch may be greater than the second pitch.

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first sources/drains and a plurality of first source/drain (S/D) contacts formed over the first sources/drains. The device also includes a plurality of first dielectric caps. Each of the plurality of first dielectric caps is positioned over a respective first S/D contact to cover a top portion and at least a part of side portions of the respective first S/D contact. The device also includes a plurality of second sources/drains and a plurality of second S/D contacts that are staggered over the plurality of first S/D contacts so as to form a stair-case configuration. A plurality of second dielectric caps are formed over the plurality of second S/D contacts. Each of the plurality of second dielectric caps is positioned over a respective second S/D contact to cover a top portion and at least a part of side portions of the respective second S/D contact.

A semiconductor structure includes a vertical transport logic circuit cell. The vertical transport logic cell includes a first logic gate and at least a second logic gate. The first logic gate includes at least one input terminal and at least one output terminal. The second logic gate includes at least one input terminal and at least one output terminal. One of the input terminal and the output terminal of the first logic gate shares a pitch of the vertical transport logic circuit cell with one of the input terminal and the output terminal of the second logic gate. The first and second logic gates can include the same type or different types of logic functions.

An integrated circuit includes a substrate and a plurality of standard cells. The standard cells are formed on the substrate, wherein each standard cell comprises a first fin, a second fin and a third fin, the second fin is located between the first fin and the third fin, and there is a first interval between the first fin and the second fin is different from a second interval between the first fin and the third fin.