Manufacturability
AssigneeMentor Graphics Corporation
InventorsJoseph D Sawicki, Laurence W Grodd, John G Ferguson, Sanjay Dhar
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for modifying an existing microdevice design to improve its manufacturability. With these techniques, a designer receives manufacturing criteria associated with data in a design. The associated design data then is identified and provided to the microdevice designer, who may choose to modify the design based upon the manufacturing criteria. In this manner, the designer can directly incorporate manufacturing criteria from the foundry in the original design of the microdevice.
Claims20
A method of designing a microdevice, comprising:
- using a computer to analyze a design for a microdevice to identify design data associated with manufacturing criteria;
- selecting at least a portion of the identified design data to be displayed;
- displaying the selected portion of the identified design data on a display;
- receiving a selection of at least a portion of the displayed design data to modify;
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- modifying the selected portion of the displayed design data based upon the manufacturing criteria.
The method recited in 15, wherein the performance analysis information relates to a yield improvement obtained from modifying the portion of the identified design data to be displayed based upon the manufacturing criteria.
The method recited in 15, wherein the performance analysis information relates to a timing improvement in the microdevice obtained from modifying the portion of the identified design data to be displayed based upon the manufacturing criteria.
The method recited in 15, wherein the performance analysis information relates to a size improvement obtained from modifying the portion of the identified design data to be displayed based upon the manufacturing criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.