Recognition of template patterns with mask information

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8726200
APP PUB NO 20130132913A1
SERIAL NO

13303374

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Apparatus includes a machine readable storage medium for storing a template library having at least one template. The template is to include a first layout representation of at least one pattern to be formed by multi-patterning a single layer of an IC. The pattern has a plurality of portions to be formed using a plurality of respectively different photomasks. The first layout representation includes data identifying on which photomask each portion is to be located. An electronic design automation (EDA) tool includes a processor configured to receive a hardware description language representation of at least a part of a circuit and generate a second layout representation of the part of the circuit having a plurality of polygons. The EDA tool has a matching module that identifies and outputs an indication of whether one or more of the plurality of portions matches a subset of the plurality of polygons.

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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTDHSINCHU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fu, Chung-Min Chungli, TW 29 563
Hsu, Chin-Chang Banqiao, TW 63 779
Lu, Yung-Fong Hsinchu, TW 6 170
Yang, Wen-Ju Hsinchu, TW 56 850

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