Hybrid design rule for double patterning

A method for hybrid design rule generation, comprising:

• defining a set of color design rules for design layout compliance of a design layout for an integrated circuit, the set of color design rules applicable to one or more colored polygons within the design layout;
• defining a set of color agnostic design rules for design layout compliance of the design layout, the set of color agnostic design rules applicable to one or more non-colored polygons within the design layout;
• and
• performing design rule checking for a first polygon of the design layout, comprising:
• determining whether the first polygon is colored;
• applying a first color design rule of the set of color design rules to the first polygon when the first polygon is colored;
• and
• applying a first color agnostic design rule of the set of color agnostic design rules to the first polygon when the first polygon is not colored, at least some of the method implemented at least in part via a processing unit.

A method for implementing a hybrid design rule set, comprising:

• exposing a set of color design rules for selective association with one or more colored polygons within a design layout of an integrated circuit;
• exposing a set of color agnostic design rules for selective association with one or more non-colored polygons within the design layout;
• performing design rule checking for a first polygon of the design layout, comprising:
• determining whether the first polygon is colored;
• applying a first color design rule of the set of color design rules to the first polygon when the first polygon is colored;
• and
• applying a first color agnostic design rule of the set of color agnostic design rules to the first polygon when the first polygon is not colored,
• at least some of the method implemented at least in part via a processing unit.