Kuang-Kuo Lin, B. Wong, F. Driessen, E. Morita, S. Klaver
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Abstract
DFM considerations have become an indispensable and integral part of advanced nanometer semiconductor product designs. Traditional first-generation DFM tools have focused on functional lithography hotspot detections. While useful, these tools offer designers few hints on the complex layout fixings and the intricate trade-off decisions required. With these limitations, DFM layout optimization has become a tedious and inconsistent design endeavor. In addition, the long and intense calibration cycle required for the traditional DFM models have hindered their effectiveness and timeliness. An automatic DFM layout optimization system that performs systematic multi-objective functional and parametric DFM optimizations at early design phase will be introduced. A calibration-lite methodology that has expedited the DFM model set-ups will be discussed along with the silicon validation test pattern designs. Finally, both simulation and silicon experiment results will be presented.