Patent · US Expired

Method for creating patterns for producing integrated circuits

US7024638B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
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34Claims
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Filing dateJul 14, 2003
Grant dateApr 4, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F1/68
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To increase the writing speed of masks, context information can be used to distinguish the attributes of portions of the mask that are critical from attributes, and portions, that are less critical. By using this information, which may be derived from the design context of the features, the mask can be written at a higher speed without sacrificing the accuracy of the important attributes or features.

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