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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Subhrajit Bhattacharya, White Plains, NY (US);
John Darringer, Mahopac, NY (US);
Daniel L. Ostapko, Mahopac, NY (US);
Subhrajit Bhattacharya, White Plains, NY (US);
John Darringer, Mahopac, NY (US);
Daniel L. Ostapko, Mahopac, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mask reuse methodology process in which the soft logic is implemented with a generic array type cell structure mask and a custom blocking mask. A system is provided comprising a mask set having a plurality of reusable masks corresponding to a plurality of hard intellectual property (IP) components; a generic array type cell mask; and a custom blocking mask that includes blocking regions that positionally correspond with a set of IP components printed on a die.