Method, system and software for accessing design rules and library of design features while designing semiconductor device layout
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program code such that, when said computer program code is executed by a processor, said processor performs a design method, said design method comprising:
- designing a semiconductor device layout and displaying said semiconductor device layout on a graphical user interface (GUI);
accessing design rules by interacting with said GUI by selecting a feature of said semiconductor device layout when said semiconductor device layout is displayed on said GUI thereby automatically-accessing a library of design features; and
,importing at least one of said design features directly into said semiconductor device layout,wherein said design rules are linked to said library of design features.
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for designing the layout of integrated circuits or other semiconductor devices while directly accessing design rules and a library of design features by interfacing with a GUI upon which the design layout is displayed. The design rules may be directly linked to the design features of the pattern library and imported into the device layout. The design rules may be directly accessed while designing the layout or while conducting a design rule check and the design features from the pattern library may be used in creating the layout.
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18 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program code such that, when said computer program code is executed by a processor, said processor performs a design method, said design method comprising:
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designing a semiconductor device layout and displaying said semiconductor device layout on a graphical user interface (GUI); accessing design rules by interacting with said GUI by selecting a feature of said semiconductor device layout when said semiconductor device layout is displayed on said GUI thereby automatically-accessing a library of design features; and
,importing at least one of said design features directly into said semiconductor device layout, wherein said design rules are linked to said library of design features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for designing a semiconductor device, said method comprising:
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designing a layout of a semiconductor device and displaying said layout on a graphical user interface (GUI) using an electronic design automation (EDA) system; accessing design rules by interacting with said GUI by selecting a feature of said layout when said layout is displayed thereby automatically accessing a library of design features and displaying said library of design features on said GUI when said layout is displayed; and importing at least one desired design feature from said library of design features by selecting said at least one desired design feature from said library and importing said at least one desired design feature into said layout by interacting with said GUI. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic design automation (EDA) system comprising:
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a processor; a graphical user interface (GUI); a non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program code configured to be executed by said processor to enable a user to use said EDA system to design a layout of a semiconductor device according to a method comprising; performing a design of a semiconductor device layout and displaying said semiconductor device layout on said GUI; accessing design rules by interacting with said GUI by selecting a feature of said semiconductor device layout thereby automatically accessing a library of design features and displaying said library of design features on said GUI when said semiconductor device layout is displayed; and importing at least one of said design features directly into said semiconductor device layout by interacting with said GUI wherein said design rules are linked to said library and wherein said accessing design rules automatically further accesses said library of design features. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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