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Modified design rules to improve device performance

  • US 8,519,444 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2010
  • Issued: 08/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device region on a substrate, comprising:

  • an edge device, wherein the edge device has at least one device on one side;

    a dummy device next to the edge device, wherein the dummy device is on the opposite side of the edge device from the at least one device, and wherein the dummy device shares a first diffusion region with the edge device and a second diffusion region is formed at an opposite side of the dummy device; and

    a dummy gate structure next to the dummy device, wherein the dummy device is between the dummy gate structure and the edge device, and the dummy gate structure does not overlap the second diffusion region.

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