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System and method of designing integrated circuit by considering local layout effect

US10817637B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2017
Grant dateOct 27, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of designing an integrated circuit (IC) by considering a local layout effect are provided. The method of designing an IC may place instances of pre-placement cells so as to decrease occurrence of a local layout effect (LLE) causing structure. The method may extract a context of an instance from a peripheral layout of each of the placed instances to estimate an LLE of the instance, thereby analyzing a performance of the IC.

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