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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David H. Allen, Rochester, MN (US);
Douglas M. Dewanz, Rochester, MN (US);
David P. Paulsen, Dodge Center, MN (US);
John E. Sheets, II, Zumbrota, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A multiple-patterned semiconductor device and a method of manufacture are provided. The semiconductor device includes one or more layers with signal tracks. The signal tracks have a quality characteristic. The semiconductor device also includes repeater banks to repower signals. The method of manufacture includes defining portions of layers with photomasks having signal track patterns, determining a quality characteristic of the signal track patterns, and selecting a photomask for etching vias.