Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic generation of layouts for analog integrated circuits
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Application No.: US17212728Application Date: 2021-03-25
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Publication No.: US11763060B2Publication Date: 2023-09-19
- Inventor: Yu-Tao Yang , Wen-Shen Chou , Yung-Chow Peng , Yung-Hsu Chuang
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Merchant & Gould, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F30/39
- IPC: G06F30/39 ; G06F30/392 ; G06F11/32 ; G06F30/398

Abstract:
Techniques for generating one or more non-final layouts for an analog integrated circuit are disclosed. The techniques include generating a non-final layout of an analog integrated circuit based on device specifications, partitioning the non-final layout into a plurality of sub-cells, merging the verified sub-cells to form a merged layout of the analog integrated circuit, and performing quality control checks on the merged layout. Additionally or alternatively, generating the non-final layout can include determining an allowable spacing between adjacent cells of different cell types or inserting one or more filler cells into a filler zone in the non-final layout.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220309221A1 AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF LAYOUTS FOR ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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