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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Fong-yuan Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Lee-Chung Lu, Taipei, TW;
Po-Hsiang Huang, Tainan, TW;
Chun-Chen Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chung-Te Lin, Tainan, TW;
Ting-Wei Chiang, New Taipei, TW;
Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jung-Chan Yang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an example method for routing a standard cell with multiple pins. The method can include modifying a dimension of a pin of the standard cell, where the pin is spaced at an increased distance from a boundary of the standard cell than an original position of the pin. The method also includes routing an interconnect from the pin to a via placed on a pin track located between the pin and the boundary and inserting a keep out area between the interconnect and a pin from an adjacent standard cell. The method further includes verifying that the keep out area separates the interconnect from the pin from the adjacent standard cell by at least a predetermined distance.