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US 7,984,390 · App. 11/492,802 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

Data processing method in semiconductor device, program of the same, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 7,984,390
App. No.
11/492,802
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A design data processing method in a semiconductor device includes extracting, from design data, a graphic in which there exist a first wiring and a second wiring which is orthogonal to the first wiring, and changing a portion where the first wiring is orthogonal to the second wiring to make connection at an angle other than 90 degrees, thereby preparing new design data.

Claims (53)

1. A computer-implemented design data processing method in a semiconductor device comprising the steps, performed by a computer, of:

extracting, from design data, a graphic in which there exist, on the same plane, a first wiring and a second wiring which is directly connected to the first wiring to form right angles at first corners of a first connected portion, the first wiring and the second wiring being formed on the same plane in the semiconductor device; and

changing the first corners to have first obliquely connected lines at an angle other than 90 degrees with respect to the first wiring line and the second wiring line on the same plane, thereby preparing new design data,

wherein said changing the first corners to have first obliquely connected lines includes:

extracting an inner right angle portion and an outer right angle portion,

adding, to the inner right angle portion, an isosceles right triangle having one grid length as one side,

deleting, from the outer right angle portion, the isosceles right triangle having the one grid length as the one side, and

performing optical proximity correction.

2. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 1 , wherein said changing the first corners to have first obliquely connected lines includes making each of the first obliquely connected lines to have a 45-degree angle with respect to the first wiring and the second wiring.

3. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 2 , wherein said making each of the first obliquely connected lines to have a 45-degree angle includes:

extracting positions which are apart from each other as much as one grid from the respective first corners; and

connecting one of the positions to the other of the positions.

4. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after said adding and said deleting the isosceles right triangle, performing resize processing.

5. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 1 , wherein said extracting from design data includes extracting a graphic in which there further exists, on the same plane, a third wiring directly connected to the second wiring on the same plane to form right angles at second corners of a second connected portion, and

said preparing new design data includes changing the second corners to have second obliquely connected lines.

6. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 5 , wherein said changing the second corners to have second obliquely connected lines includes making each of the second obliquely connected lines to have an angle of 45 degrees.

7. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 6 , wherein said making each of the second obliquely connected lines to have an angle of 45 degrees includes:

extracting positions which are apart from each other as much as one grid from the respective second corners; and

connecting one of the positions to the other of the positions.

8. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 5 , wherein said changing the second corners to have second obliquely connected lines includes:

extracting an inner right angle portion and an outer right angle portion;

adding, to the inner right angle portion, an isosceles right triangle having one grid length as one side; and

deleting, from the outer right angle portion, the isosceles right triangle having the one grid length as the one side.

9. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising, after said adding and said deleting the isosceles right triangle, performing optical proximity correction.

10. The computer-implemented design data processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising, after said adding and said deleting the isosceles right triangle, performing resize processing.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a processor, perform a method for semiconductor device design data processing, the method comprising the steps, performed by a computer, of:

extracting, from design data, a graphic in which there exist, on the same plane, a first wiring and a second wiring which is directly connected to the first wiring to form right angles at corners of a connected portion, the first wiring and the second wiring being formed on the same plane in the semiconductor device; and

changing the corners to have obliquely connected lines at an angle other than 90 degrees with respect to the first wiring line and the second wiring line on the same plane, thereby preparing new design data,

wherein said changing the corners to have obliquely connected lines includes:

extracting an inner right angle portion and an outer right angle portion,

adding, to the inner right angle portion, an isosceles right triangle having one grid length as one side,

deleting, from the outer right angle portion, the isosceles right triangle having the one grid length as the one side, and

performing optical proximity correction.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein changing the first corners to have obliquely connected lines includes making each of the obliquely connected lines to have a 45-degree angle with respect to the first wiring and the second wiring.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein said making each of the obliquely connected lines to have a 45-degree angle includes:

extracting positions which are apart from each other as much as one grid from the respective corners; and

connecting one of the positions to the other of the positions.

14. A computer-implemented method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps, performed by a computer, of:

preparing design pattern data;

processing the design pattern data for mask making, the processing including:

extracting, from design data, a graphic in which there exist, on the same plane, a first wiring and a second wiring which is directly connected to the first wiring to form right angles at corners of a connected portion, the first wiring and the second wiring being formed on the same plane in the semiconductor device; and

changing the corners to have obliquely connected lines at an angle other than 90 degrees with respect to the first wiring line and the second wiring line on the same plane, thereby preparing new design data;

preparing masks based on the new design pattern data; and

forming predetermined films on a semiconductor wafer, patterning the predetermined films by photolithography by use of the masks, and forming the wirings,

wherein said changing the corners to have obliquely connected lines includes:

extracting an inner right angle portion and an outer right angle portion,

adding, to the inner right angle portion, an isosceles right triangle having one grid length as one side,

deleting, from the outer right angle portion, the isosceles right triangle having the one grid length as the one side, and

performing optical proximity correction.

15. The computer-implemented method according to claim 14 , wherein said changing the corners to have obliquely connected lines includes making each of the obliquely connected lines to have a 45-degree angle with respect to the first wiring and the second wiring.

16. The computer-implemented method according to claim 15 , wherein said making each of the obliquely connected lines to have a 45-degree angle includes:

extracting positions which are apart from each other as much as one grid from the respective corners; and

connecting one of the positions to the other of the positions.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043709/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2006
From: NAKANO, AYAKO; KOTANI, TOSHIYA; WATANABE, ATSUSHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 018414/0124 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-217689 · Jul 27, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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