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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Applicants:
James M. Cleeves, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael A. Vyvoda, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
James M. Cleeves, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael A. Vyvoda, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Matrix Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2006.01); H01L 29/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a level of an integrated circuit. The level of integrated circuit has a first area having a plurality of features having a first density and the level of the integrated circuit has a second area adjacent to the first area wherein the second area has a plurality of dummy features having a density substantially similar to the first density.