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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventor:
Yen-Hung Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/30 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/398 (2020.01); G06F 30/394 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method for cell swapping is provided. A location for swapping a first cell is determined. One or more legal positions for cell placement are determined at the location. A plurality of cells is determined for of the plurality of legal positions. A second cell from the plurality of cells is determined based on timing information associated with each of the plurality. The first cell is swapped with the second cell.