IP Library Granted Patent US 8,122,386
Granted Patent B2
US 8,122,386 · App. 12/222,600 · Granted Feb 21, 2012

Dummy pattern placement apparatus, method and program and semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 8,122,386
App. No.
12/222,600
Granted
Feb 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The load of OPC processing (especially, the load of bias processing) has been increasing due to optical effects involved in the placement of a dummy pattern. A pattern placement apparatus places dummy patterns in a layout region where a plurality of wiring patterns is placed. The pattern placement apparatus comprises: a placement region setting section that sets a placement region, where each of the dummy patterns should be placed, in an intermediate region between the adjacent wiring patterns at substantially constant intervals to the adjacent writing patterns; and a pattern placement section that places the dummy pattern in the placement region.

Claims (4)

1. A dummy pattern placement apparatus for layout design of a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:

a placement region setting section setting a dummy pattern placement region, the dummy pattern placement region being an intermediate region between adjacent wiring patterns and a substantially equidistant region from both of the adjacent wiring patterns; and

a pattern placement section placing the dummy pattern in the dummy pattern placement region, an area of the placed dummy pattern being equal to an area of the dummy pattern placement region, and

wherein the placement region setting section sets the dummy pattern placement region by temporarily widening widths of the adjacent wiring patterns using a plurality of scale factors in descending order.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025214/0687 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2008
From: KOBAYASHI, NAOHIRO
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021442/0606 →