Standard cell and semiconductor device including anchor nodes and method of making

A method comprising:

• establishing boundary conditions for a layout of a first cell, wherein the first cell comprises a single cell boundary surrounding a plurality of features, and establishing boundary conditions for the layout of the first cell is based on a proximity of each feature of the plurality of features to the single cell boundary;
• determining whether the layout of the first cell is colorable based on a number of masks used to manufacture a layer of the semiconductor device, a minimum spacing requirement for the plurality of features, and the established boundary conditions;
• and
• abutting a first cell to a second cell.

A method comprising:

• identifying a sensitivity region for a cell, wherein the cell has a plurality of features;
• assigning, based on a relative location of each of the plurality of features to the sensitivity region, at least one anchor node to features of the plurality of features which contact the sensitivity region;
• determining whether a layout of the cell is colorable based on a number of masks used to manufacture a layer of a semiconductor device, a minimum spacing requirement for the plurality of features, and the assigned at least one anchor node;
• forming a layout of the layer of the semiconductor device in response to a determination that the layout of the cell is colorable;
• and
• reporting the layout of the layer of the semiconductor device as colorable without analyzing the layout of the layer of the semiconductor device.