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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Huan Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Sheng-Hsiung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Hao Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Chun-Chen Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung-Chih Ou, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A system includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon. The system further includes a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instruction for comparing a size of a via pillar structure of a first layout pattern of a plurality of layout patterns with a size of a via pillar structure of a second layout pattern of the plurality of layout patterns, wherein each of the plurality of layout patterns meets an electromigration (EM) rule. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for replacing, in a layout design, the first layout pattern with the second layout pattern in response to the size of the via pillar structure of the second layout pattern being less than the size of the via pillar structure of the first layout pattern.