Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

International Business Machines Corporation

Molly Chang

Tseng Chin Lo

Bo-Sen Chang

Chih-Ting Sun

Ya-Wen Tseng

Geng-He Lin

Zi-Kuan Li

Michael R O'Brien

Der-Joung Wang

Xiao Feng Ji

Kuo-Liang Chou

Wei-Te Chiang

Louis Huang

Po-Hsun Tseng

David Shao Chung Chen

Lilian Lai

Provided is a method for inserting a pre-designed filler cell, as a replacement to a standard filler cell, including identifying at least one gap among a plurality of functional cells. In some embodiments, a pre-designed filler cell is inserted within the at least one gap. By way of example, the pre-designed filler cell includes a layout design having a pattern associated with a particular failure mode. In various embodiments, a layer is patterned on a semiconductor substrate such that the pattern of the layout design is transferred to the layer on the semiconductor substrate. Thereafter, the patterned layer is inspected using an electron beam (e-beam) inspection process.

Integrated circuit filler and method thereof

In an approach for smart collaboration, a plurality of images are received. Each image of the plurality of images is from a different device of a plurality of devices. The plurality of images are combined into a single combined image. The combined image is transferred to the plurality of devices.

Smart collaboration across multiple locations

A method for processing software layout can include exporting layout setting information from design elements of a software; formatting the layout setting information, and storing it in a layout characteristic file; and importing the layout setting information in the layout characteristic file into design elements of another software. Layout information of each language can be stored in a customizable layout characteristic file.

Software layout processing localization

Growing community of inventors

Taipei, Taiwan

Molly Chang