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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Elpis Technologies Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Baozhen Li, South Burlington, VT (US);
Kirk D. Peterson, Jericho, VT (US);
John E. Sheets, II, Zumbrota, MN (US);
Terry A. Spooner, Clifton Park, NY (US);
ELPIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
A method of tailoring BEOL RC parametrics to improve chip performance. According to the method, an integrated circuit design on an integrated circuit chip is analyzed. The analysis comprises calculating Vmax for vias and metal lines in the integrated circuit design over a range of sizes for the vias and the metal lines. Predicted use voltage for applications on the integrated circuit chip is determined. The size or the location of at least one of the vias and the metal lines is tailored based on performance parameters of the integrated circuit chip.