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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shyh-Horng Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chung-Kai Lin, Taipei, TW;
Chung-Hsing Wang, Baoshan Township, TW;
Kuo-Nan Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Shou-En Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Jhong-Sheng Wang, Taichung, TW;
Tan-Li Chou, Zhubei, TW;
Abstract
A method of designing a circuit includes receiving a circuit design, and determining a temperature change of at least on back end of line (BEOL) element of the circuit design. The method further includes identifying at least one isothermal region within the circuit design; and determining, using a processor, a temperature increase of at least one front end of line (FEOL) device within the at least one isothermal region. The method further includes combining the temperature change of the at least one BEOL element with the temperature change of the at least one FEOL device, and comparing the combined temperature change with a threshold value.