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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Anwar Ali, San Jose, CA (US);
Tauman T. Lau, San Jose, CA (US);
Kalyan Doddapaneni, Mt. View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anwar Ali, San Jose, CA (US);
Tauman T. Lau, San Jose, CA (US);
Kalyan Doddapaneni, Mt. View, CA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for creating slotted metal structures in a semiconductor design is disclosed. Aspects of the present invention include providing a library of different types of pre-slotted building block elements. Thereafter, during chip design, a plurality of the elements are selected from the library and placed in the design in abutment to form a composite slotted metal structure.