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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Essam Mina, South Burlington, VT (US);
Guoan Wang, South Burlington, VT (US);
Inventors:
Essam Mina, South Burlington, VT (US);
Guoan Wang, South Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A methodology is provided on developing metal fill as a library device and, in particular, a method of generating a model of the effects (e.g., capacitance) of metal fills in an integrated circuit and a design structure. The method is implemented on a computing device and includes generating a model for effects of metal fill in an integrated circuit. The metal fill model is generated prior to completion of a layout design for the integrated circuit.