US Patent 11764201 Integrated circuit including standard cells

An integrated circuit including a plurality of standard cells is provided. The integrated circuit includes a first standard cell group including at least two first standard cells, a second standard cell group adjacent to the first standard cell group in a first direction, the second standard cell group including at least one second standard cell, and a first insulating gate bordered by one side of at least one of the first standard cells and one side of the at least one second standard cell, wherein each of the first and second standard cells includes a p-type transistor (pFET) and an n-type transistor (nFET) which are integrated, wherein each of the first and second standard cells has first wiring lines of different designs, and wherein each of the first and second standard cells has the same or different placement of an active region according to the corresponding design.