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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-Sing Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Jung-Chan Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ting Yu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Ting-Wei Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method includes reserving a routing track within a cell, wherein the cell comprises signal lines for connection to elements within the cell, the cell further comprises a plurality of routing tracks, the reserved routing track is one of the plurality of routing tracks, and the reserved routing track is free of the signal lines. The method further includes determining whether any power rails overlap with any of the plurality of routing tracks other than the reserved routing track. The method further includes adjusting a position of the cell in response to a determination that at least one power rail overlaps with at least one routing track of the plurality of routing tracks other than the reserved routing track.