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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Zhang Kuo, Hsinchu County, TW;
Lee-Chung Lu, Taipei, TW;
Cheng-Chung Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Chun Tien, Tainan, TW;
Sang-Hoo Dhong, Hsinchu, TW;
Ta-Pen Guo, Taipei, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a method for cell placement in a semiconductor layout is provided. The method includes: providing a first cell having two sides, each side configured as at least one of a source side and a drain side; providing a place-and-route boundary (prBoundary) of the first cell based on the configuration of the two sides of the first cell; providing a second cell having two sides, each side configured as at least one of a source side and a drain side; providing a prBoundary of the second cell based on the configuration of the two sides of the second cell; and placing the first cell and the second cell based on the prBoundary of the first cell and the prBoundary of the second cell.