Via coloring methods and systems
US11900041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/392
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a particular implementation, a method includes: identifying prospective zones for placement of one or more vertical interconnect access pads (via) in a cell, where each of the prospective zones comprises one or more poly pitches; and assigning a first color for a particular poly pitch of a first identified zone of the identified prospective zones or assigning a first color sequence for one or more sections of the first identified zone.
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