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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Lei Yuan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jongwook Kye, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Harry J. Levinson, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5077 (2013.01); G06F 17/5081 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for routing a metal routing layer based on mask design rules and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments may include laying-out continuous metal lines in a semiconductor design layout, and routing, by a processor, a metal routing layer using the continuous metal lines according to placement of cut or block masks based on cut or block mask design rules.