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US 7,689,948 B1Granted
System and method for model-based scoring and yield prediction
AssigneeCadence Design Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid White, Roland Ruehl, Mathew Koshy
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AssigneeCadence Design Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid White, Roland Ruehl, Mathew Koshy
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Methods and systems for the integration of models and accurate predictions to score the circuit design, which translates to a more accurate and less complex yield prediction. In the present inventive approach, the computer-implemented methods and systems use at least one processor that is configured for performing at least predicting a physical realization of a layout design based at least in part on one or more model parameters, determining one or more hotspots associated with the layout design, determining a score for each of the one or more hotspots associated with the layout design, and categorizing the one or more hotspots according to at least the score in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the methods or the systems further use at least one processor for the act of determining one or more hotspots by using at least the design intent or the manufacturing information.
A computer implemented method for model-based yield prediction, comprising:
A computer system for predicting model-based yield comprising:
A computer program product embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium having executable code which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a process for model-based yield prediction, the process comprising:
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