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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Ka Fai Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Fong-Yuan Chang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chin-Chou Liu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yi-Kan Cheng, Taipei, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method for forming an integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The method includes the following operations. A circuit layout including a first load region and a second load region is received. A full power network of the circuit layout is obtained. The full power network is transformed into a first power network according to the first load region. A first power simulation is performed upon the first power network. The full power network is transformed into a second power network according to the second load region. A second power simulation is performed upon the second power network. The IC is fabricated according to the circuit layout.