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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Mentor Graphics Corporation, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Sherif Hany Riad Mohammed Mousa, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jea Woo Park, Tualatin, OR (US);
Michael White, Tigard, OR (US);
Siemens Industry Software Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for layout analysis using unit cell properties. A method includes receiving a layout design and analyzing the layout design to identify unit cells in the layout design. The method includes designating points of interest each corresponding to a respective one of the unit cells and classifying the unit cells into a plurality of classifications using the points of interest and the corresponding properties. The method includes identifying unique patterns of the unit cells, and producing a reduced layout including the unique patterns of unit cells. The method includes performing layout processing on the reduced layout and propagating the process results from each of the unique patterns of unit cells in the reduced layout to other unit cells of the layout design having the same classification.