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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Stephen Larry Runyon, Pflugerville, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The method includes defining at least one sizing parameter for a capacitor arrangement ( ). Once the parameter or parameters are defined, the method includes applying at least one sizing parameter to select a particular capacitor arrangement ( ) for a free area on the integrated circuit chip ( ). The selected capacitor arrangement comprises the largest arrangement which is accommodated within the free area, subject to the sizing parameter or parameters employed. Sizing parameters may include a height dimension range between a maximum and minimum height dimension for the capacitor arrangement, and permissible width dimensions for the capacitor arrangement. Steps in the layout method may be performed on a computer system ( ) under the control of operational program code.