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Simulation method and system

US11010532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2020
Grant dateMay 18, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A simulation method includes storing a plurality of structure parameters of transistors for a semiconductor chip, imaging generating a first local layout which includes a first structure parameter extracted from a semiconductor device included in the first local layout, the first structure parameter being an actual parameter determined using the imaging equipment, generating second to n-th local layouts by modifying the first structure parameter included in the first local layout, wherein the second to n-th local layouts respectively have second to n-th structure parameters modified from the first structure parameter, calculating first to n-th effective density factors (EDF) respectively for the first to n-th structure parameters, determining a first effective open silicon density for a first chip using the first to n-th effective density factors and a layout of the first chip, and calculating first to m-th epitaxy times for first to m-th effective open silicon densities.

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