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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ya-Min Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method and a system for creating a semiconductor device layout are disclosed. The system includes a display screen for displaying at least one graphic representation of a device layout; a memory storing a device library comprising a plurality of predefined target device layouts; and at least one processor coupled to the display screen and the memory and programmed to: prompt a user to draw at least one portion of at least one layer of a desired device layout to create a current device layout; identify at least one predefined target device layout from the device library that matches the at least one portion of the at least one layer; display the current device layout and the identified at least one predefined target device layout on the display screen; and indicate at least one difference between the current device layout and the at least one predefined target device layout on the display screen.