System and method for target-based compact modeling

A computer-implemented method for designing a device tolerant to variance in a given performance parameter, said method comprising:

• designing said device using a computer model of said performance parameter,
• wherein said performance parameter model includes a first bounded range and a second bounded range,
• wherein said first bounded range comprises performance parameter variations within a single manufacturing process, and
• wherein said second bounded range comprises performance parameter variations of different device designs.

A method of developing a product having a device, said method comprising:

• providing design goals for said device;
• producing a target model of said device based on said design goals, said target model including a target performance parameter;
• and
• designing said device and said product based on said target performance parameters,
• wherein said target performance parameter comprise a plurality of performance points.

A method of designing a device comprising:

• proposing a particular feature for said design;
• determining primary parameters for said particular feature;
• determining secondary parameters from said primary parameters;
• and
• producing a target model of said particular feature bounded by allowable limits in said primary parameters and said secondary parameters.

A method of designing a device, comprising the steps of:

• determining a set of design distributions that are within a given set of performance targets for a plurality of parameters;
• altering different features of said design;
• and
• determining whether said altered design is within said set of design distributions.

A method of developing a product having a device, said method comprising:

• providing design goals for said device;
• producing a target model of said device based on said design goals, said target model including a plurality of target performance parameter ranges;
• and
• simultaneously designing said device and said product based on said target model.

A computer medium storing a computer model, said model comprising:

• a performance parameter,
• wherein said performance parameter includes a first bounded range and a second bounded range,
• wherein said first bounded range comprises performance parameter variations within a single manufacturing process, and
• wherein said second bounded range comprises performance parameter variations of different device designs.

A computer medium storing a design generated utilizing a computer model, said model comprising:

• a performance parameter,
• wherein said performance parameter includes a first bounded range and a second bounded range,
• wherein said first bounded range comprises performance parameter variations within a single manufacturing process, and
• wherein said second bounded range comprises performance parameter variations of different device designs.