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Vlsi Technology, Inc.

Osman E Akcasu

Michael N Misheloff

Balaji Krishnamachary

A method estimates source resistance for a transistor. A substrate region under a gate for the transistor is modeled as a gate region having a uniform resistivity .rho..sub.g. A source of the transistor is modeled as a source region having a uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s1. The uniform resistivity .rho..sub.g and the uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s1 are used to calculate a first current from the source of the transistor to a drain of the transistor. The source of the transistor is then modeled as a source region having another uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s2. The uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s2, is different in value than uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s1. The uniform resistivity .rho..sub.g and the uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s2 are used to calculate a second current from the source of the transistor to a drain of the transistor. The uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s1, the uniform resistivity .rho..sub.s2, the first current and the second current are used to calculate the source resistance for the transistor.

Extraction method for automated determination of source/drain resistance

The present invention provides for a capacitor structure on a semiconductor substrate with an enhanced capacitance. The structure has a first layer of conducting strips parallel to each other on the substrate and a second layer of conducting strips which are parallel to each other. The second layer strips overlie and are substantially congruent to the first layer conducting strips in a top view of the semiconductor substrate. The first layer conducting strips are alternately connected to a first node and a second node, and the second layer conducting strips are alternately connected to the first node and the second node in such a manner that each first layer conducting strip and a second layer conducting strip overlying the first layer conducting strip are connected to different nodes. The first and second nodes form two opposing nodes of the capacitor structure.

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