System and method for diagnosing design rule check violations

A system comprising:

• a memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon;
• and
• a processor that executes the computer-readable instructions to:
• classify a layout pattern having a design rule check (DRC) violation therein to determine a classification of the DRC violation to identify a subset of previously analyzed layout patterns having DRC violations that are similar to the DRC violation in the layout pattern based upon a pattern type, a violation type, and a layer having the DRC violation;
• identify, based upon the classification, the subset of previously analyzed layout patterns from the plurality of previously analyzed layout patterns having DRC violations that are similar to the DRC violation in the layout pattern for selecting a recipe;
• and
• select a suitable recipe from a pool of recipes comprising previously applied recipes to the subset of previously analyzed layout patterns for fixing the DRC violation in the layout pattern;
• wherein selecting the recipe from the pool of recipes comprises determining the recipe having a highest fix rate amongst the pool of recipes.

A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

• classify a layout pattern having a design rule check (DRC) violation therein to determine a classification of the DRC violation by:
• determining a pattern type of a DRC violation;
• determining, based upon the pattern type, a violation type of the DRC violation;
• and
• determining, based upon the violation type, a layer at which the DRC violation occurs;
• identify, based upon the classification, a subset of previously analyzed layout patterns from the plurality of previously analyzed layout patterns having DRC violations that are similar to the DRC violation in the layout pattern for a recipe selection;
• and
• select a recipe from a pool of recipes comprising previously applied recipes to the subset of previously analyzed layout patterns for fixing the DRC violation;
• wherein selecting the recipe from the pool of recipes comprises determining the recipe having a highest fix rate amongst the pool of recipes.