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DFM Improvement Utility with Unified Interface

  • US 20130024832A1
  • Filed: 07/19/2011
  • Published: 01/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A utility tool comprising:

  • a design-for-manufacturing (DFM) checker configured to check layout patterns of an integrated circuit; and

    a layout change instruction generator configured to generate a layout change instruction based on a result generated by the DFM checker, wherein the DFM checker and the layout change instruction generator are embodied on a non-transitory storage media, and wherein the layout change instruction specifies an identifier of a layout pattern among the layout patterns, and a respective layout change to be performed on the layout pattern.

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