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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Yao-Jen Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Kai-Ming Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5081 (2013.01); G06F 17/5068 (2013.01); G06F 2217/12 (2013.01); Y02P 90/265 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method includes operation below. At least one portion of layout patterns coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal of a circuit is extracted from a layout design for the circuit. The at least one portion is compared with at least one coding portion, in which the at least one coding portion specifies layout constraints for either the first terminal or the second terminal of the circuit. When the at least one portion meets the at least one coding portion, fabrication of the circuit is initiated according to the layout design.