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Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Shankar Kalyanasundaram, Bengaluru, IN;

Ananth Nag Raja Darla, Bangalore, IN;

Amit Bipinbhai Patel, Bengaluru, IN;

Krishnan Mohan, Bangalore, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/367 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); H01L 21/027 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/367 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); H01L 21/027 (2013.01); H01L 27/0207 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of designing an integrated circuit (IC) chip is discloses. The method includes designing a higher level comprising a plurality of outputs configured to be connected to inputs in a previously-designed macro level, wherein each input in the macro level includes a configurable filler cell. The method also includes calculating if each input includes an antenna violation based on the higher level and the macro level, and configuring each of the filler cells, wherein each filler cell associated with an antenna violation is configured as an antenna diode.


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