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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Daniel Corliss, Waterford, NY (US);
Derren N. Dunn, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Michael A. Guillorn, Cold Springs, NY (US);
Shawn P. Fetterolf, Cornwall, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention may include a semiconductor structure for ensuring semiconductor design integrity. The semiconductor structure may include an electrical circuit necessary for the operation of the semiconductor circuit and white space having no electrical circuit. The semiconductor structure may include an optical pattern used for validating the semiconductor circuit design formed in the white space of the electrical circuit. In an embodiment of the invention, the optical pattern may include one or more deposition layers. In an embodiment of the invention, the optical pattern may include covershapes. In an embodiment of the invention, the optical pattern may be physically isolated from the electrical circuit. The optical pattern may include a Moiré pattern.