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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Li-Sheng Ke, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Min-Yuan Tsai, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jia-Rong Hsu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hung-Lung Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Wen-Ju Yang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method embodiment includes identifying an empty region in an integrated circuit (IC) layout, wherein the empty region is a region not including any active fins and outside a minimum spacing boundary, applying a grid map over the empty region, wherein the grid map comprises a plurality of grids inside the empty region, and filling the empty region with a plurality of dummy fin cells by placing a dummy fin cell in each of the plurality of grids, wherein applying the grid map and filling the empty region is performed using a computer.