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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Andrew Francis Cloudman, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jonathan Lachman, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Nicholas Michell, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/750 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/750 ;
Abstract
An IC layout design process and system involves placing an adjustable capacitor cell having a plurality of sub-cells, each with a polysilicon shape disposed over a corresponding active area shape. The polysilicon shapes are electrically coupled to a first power rail and the active area shapes are electrically coupled to a second power rail. The sub-cells of the adjustable capacitor cell are operable to be modified to satisfy a density measurement associated with the IC's fabrication flow.