Yield optimization for design library elements at library element level or at product level

A method, implemented on a computer system, for optimizing yield of a product design, comprising:

• obtaining a product design formed from a plurality of design library elements each having a design marker shape associated therewith, the product design further including design library element to design library element placement for the design library elements and product level wiring for the design library elements, the design library element to design library element placement and product level wiring each having a design marker shape associated therewith;
• applying a yield checking tool having a plurality of library element types, library element to library element placement of the library elements, and product level wiring information of the library elements, the plurality of library element types, library element to library element placement, and product level wiring each having a yield checking deck threshold and a marker shape;
• comparing each of the design marker shapes of the product design including the design marker shapes associated with the plurality of design library elements, design library element to design library element placement and product level wiring to each of the marker shapes associated with the plurality of library element types, library element to library element placement and product level wiring information in the yield checking tool;
• for each design marker shape associated with the plurality of design library elements in the product design, design library element to design library element placement and product level wiring, ascertaining a marker shape from the yield checking tool that is a match;
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• determining whether each of the plurality of design library elements design library element to design library element placement and product level wiring satisfy the yield checking deck thresholds associated with marker shapes in the yield checking tool that are identified as a match.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, which when executed by a computer system, enables the computer system to optimize yield, the computer instructions comprising:

• receiving at least one design library element having a design marker shape associated therewith;
• applying a yield checking tool having a plurality of library element types each having a yield checking deck threshold that is specified to optimize yield and a marker shape to the at least one design library element;
• comparing the design marker shape of the at least one design library element to each of the marker shapes associated with the plurality of library element types;
• ascertaining which of the marker shapes associated with the plurality of library element types matches with the design marker shape associated with the at least one design library element;
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• determining whether the at least one design library element satisfies the yield checking deck threshold associated with the library element type having a marker shape that matches with the design marker shape of the at least one design library element.