Method for improving circuit layout for manufacturability

A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) includes receiving a layout of the IC having a first region interposed between two second regions. The layout includes a first layer having first features and second and third layer having second and third features in the first region. The second...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wu, Yun-Lin, Chiang, Chia-Ping, Lung, Yuan-Hsiang, Kuo, Cheng-Cheng, Lin, Hua-Tai, Chen, Kuei-Shun, Tsai, Yan-Tso, Hsu, Chih-Wei
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY PHYSICS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) includes receiving a layout of the IC having a first region interposed between two second regions. The layout includes a first layer having first features and second and third layer having second and third features in the first region. The second and third features collectively form cut patterns for the first features. The method further includes modifying the second and third features by a mask house tool, resulting in modified second and third features, which collectively form modified cut patterns for the first features. The modifying of the second and third features meets at least one of following conditions: total spacing between adjacent modified second (third) features is greater than total spacing between adjacent second (third) features, and total length of the modified second (third) features is smaller than total length of the second (third) features.