IC design process including automated removal of body contacts from MOSFET devices
US7051295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/39
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for and method of modifying an IC design layout of an integrated circuit, comprising: accessing an initial IC design layout, with the initial layout including a plurality of MOSFET devices having a common substrate; and removing a plurality of body contacts of the MOSFET devices to create a first modified IC design layout.
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