Basic cell design method for reducing the resistance of connection wiring between logic gates
View Patent ↗The basic cell design method of the present invention is a method for carrying out: extended pattern formation for extending the patterns of input wiring and output wiring in the longitudinal direction, forming first extended patterns that extend with a prescribed dimensional width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at the ends of the extended patterns, and forming second extended patterns that extend with the prescribed dimensional width from the input wiring and the output wiring at the center of the cell in the longitudinal direction; and dummy pattern formation for subsequently arranging dummy patterns in vacant areas within the cell.
1. A basic cell design method of logic gates having input wiring and output wiring within a cell, comprising:
carrying out extended pattern formation on a computer, comprising:
extending patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring in a longitudinal direction of the patterns;
forming first extended patterns that extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction with a prescribed dimensional width at ends of the extended patterns; and
forming second extended patterns that extend with said prescribed dimensional width from the input wiring and the output wiring at a center of said cell in said longitudinal direction: and
after carrying out said extended pattern formation, carrying out dummy pattern formation, for arranging dummy patterns in vacant areas within the cell.
2. A basic cell design method according to claim 1 , wherein, after carrying out said dummy pattern formation, portions of said first extended patterns within a prescribed range from corners of said cell are removed.
3. A layout design method of a logic circuit that uses basic cells according to the basic cell design method according to claim 2 , wherein:
a plurality of said basic cells are arranged in accordance with logic circuit information that includes a number of said logic gates and connection relations of said logic gates; and
the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring between said plurality of basic cells are connected in the same layer as patterns in accordance with said logic circuit information.
4. A basic cell design method according to claim 1 , wherein, after carrying out said dummy pattern formation, said first extended patterns and said second extended patterns are removed, and further, the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring are reduced.
5. A layout design method of a logic circuit that uses basic cells according to the basic cell design method according to claim 4 , wherein:
a plurality of said basic cells are arranged in accordance with logic circuit information that includes a number of said logic gates and connection relations of said logic gates; and
the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring between said plurality of basic cells are connected in the same layer as patterns in accordance with said logic circuit information.
6. A layout design method of a logic circuit that uses basic cells according to the basic cell design method according to claim 1 , wherein:
a plurality of said basic cells are arranged in accordance with logic circuit information that includes a number of said logic gates and connection relations of said logic gates; and
the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring between said plurality of basic cells are connected in the same layer as patterns in accordance with said logic circuit information.
7. The basic cell design method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the dummy patterns is formed between the first and second extended patterns.
8. The basic cell design method according to claim 1 , wherein the extended pattern formation comprises:
extending the patterns of the input wiring and the output wiring in the longitudinal direction as far as positions separated by one-half of a minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries; and
extending the first extended patterns and the second extended patterns as far as positions separated by one-half of the minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries.
9. A basic cell design method of logic gates having input wiring and output wiring within a cell, comprising:
carrying out extended pattern formation on a computer, comprising:
extending patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring in a longitudinal direction of the patterns;
forming first extended patterns that extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction with a prescribed dimensional width at ends of the extended patterns; and
forming second extended patterns that extend with said prescribed dimensional width from the input wiring and the output wiring at a center of said cell in said longitudinal direction: and
after carrying out said extended pattern formation, carrying out dummy pattern formation, for arranging dummy patterns in vacant areas within the cell,
wherein said extended pattern formation includes processes of extending the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring in said longitudinal direction as far as positions separated by one-half of a minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries and extending said first extended patterns and said second extended patterns as far as positions separated by one-half of said minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries, and
wherein said dummy pattern formation includes a process of arranging said dummy patterns such that a distance of at least said minimum lithographic dimension is maintained with other patterns within said cell and a distance of one-half said minimum lithographic dimension is maintained from cell boundaries.
10. A basic cell design method according to claim 9 , wherein, after carrying out said dummy pattern formation, portions of said first extended patterns within a prescribed range from corners of said cell are removed.
11. A layout design method of a logic circuit that uses basic cells according to the basic cell design method according to claim 10 , wherein:
a plurality of said basic cells are arranged in accordance with logic circuit information that includes a number of said logic gates and connection relations of said logic gates; and
the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring between said plurality of basic cells are connected in the same layer as patterns in accordance with said logic circuit information.
12. A basic cell design method according to claim 9 , wherein, after carrying out said dummy pattern formation, said first extended patterns and said second extended patterns are removed, and further, the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring are reduced.
13. A layout design method of a logic circuit that uses basic cells according to the basic cell design method according to claim 12 , wherein:
a plurality of said basic cells are arranged in accordance with logic circuit information that includes a number of said logic gates and connection relations of said logic gates; and
the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring between said plurality of basic cells are connected in the same layer as patterns in accordance with said logic circuit information.
14. A layout design method of a logic circuit that uses basic cells according to the basic cell design method according to claim 9 , wherein:
a plurality of said basic cells are arranged in accordance with logic circuit information that includes a number of said logic gates and connection relations of said logic gates; and
the patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring between said plurality of basic cells are connected in the same layer as patterns in accordance with said logic circuit information.
15. A design device comprising:
a memory unit for storing configuration information of logic gates having input wiring and output wiring within a cell; and
a control unit for, upon an input of configuration of said logic gates and instructions indicating that a basic cell of said logic gates is to be designed, extending patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring in a longitudinal direction of said patterns, forming first extended patterns that extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction with a prescribed dimensional width at ends of said extended patterns, forming second extended patterns that extend with said prescribed dimensional width from the input wiring and the output wiring at a center of said cell in the longitudinal direction, and arranging dummy patterns in vacant areas within said cell.
16. The design device according to claim 15 , wherein the control unit extends the patterns of the input wiring and the output wiring in the longitudinal direction as far as positions separated by one-half of a minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries, and extends the first extended patterns and the second extended patterns as far as positions separated by one-half of the minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries.
17. The design device according to claim 16 , wherein the control unit arranges the dummy patterns such that a distance of at least the minimum lithographic dimension is maintained with other patterns within the cell and a distance of one-half the minimum lithographic dimension is maintained from cell boundaries.
18. A computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a computer program for causing a computer to execute a design method of a basic cell that uses logic gates having input wiring and output wiring within a cell, said program causing the computer to execute processes for:
carrying out extended pattern formation for:
extending patterns of said input wiring and said output wiring in a longitudinal direction of the patterns,
forming first extended patterns that extend with a prescribed dimensional width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at ends of the extended patterns; and
forming second extended patterns that extend with said prescribed dimensional width from the input wiring and the output wiring at a center of said cell in said longitudinal direction; and
after carrying out said extended pattern formation, carrying out dummy pattern formation for arranging dummy patterns in vacant areas within said cell.
19. The computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a computer program according to claim 18 , wherein the extended pattern formation comprises:
extending the patterns of the input wiring and the output wiring in the longitudinal direction as far as positions separated by one-half of a minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries; and
extending the first extended patterns and the second extended patterns as far as positions separated by one-half of the minimum lithographic dimension from cell boundaries.
20. The computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a computer program according to claim 19 , wherein the dummy pattern formation comprises:
arranging the dummy patterns such that a distance of at least the minimum lithographic dimension is maintained with other patterns within the cell and a distance of one-half the minimum lithographic dimension is maintained from cell boundaries.