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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2006
Kevin Dean Lucas, Meylan, FR;
Robert Elliott Boone, Austin, TX (US);
James Edward Vasek, Austin, TX (US);
William Louis Wilkinson, Georgetown, TX (US);
Christophe Couderc, Eindhoven, NL;
Kevin Dean Lucas, Meylan, FR;
Robert Elliott Boone, Austin, TX (US);
James Edward Vasek, Austin, TX (US);
William Louis Wilkinson, Georgetown, TX (US);
Christophe Couderc, Eindhoven, NL;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for designing an integrated circuit by adding a plurality of control points to an integrated circuit wafer design. Each control point has at least one attribute. Then, an integrated circuit wafer is manufactured using the integrated circuit wafer design. A defect on the integrated circuit wafer is then located. The control points are adjusted such that they correspond with the defect.