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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Piyush Pathak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shobhit Malik, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sriram Madhavan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Piyush Pathak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shobhit Malik, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sriram Madhavan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A method includes receiving a design layout file for an integrated circuit device in a computing apparatus. The design layout file specifies dimensions of a plurality of features. Outer markers are generated in the computing apparatus for at least a subset of the features based on the proximity of the features to one another and spacing requirements. Features are identified in the computing apparatus where the associated outer marker has at least one dimension greater than the dimensions specified for the feature.