Integrated circuit implementing standard cells with metal layer segments extending outside the cell boundary.

摘要

A computer-implemented method of manufacturing an integrated circuit structure is to select a first cell (200) from a standard cell library, where the first cell has a cell boundary (212) and the metal segment is the first of the metal layer. In preparation for the metal track (222), the metal segment extends along the direction and terminates at a specific distance (228) beyond the first end of the cell boundary. The method further includes placing the first cell at a first location in the physical layout for the integrated circuit structure. [Selection] Figure 2