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On lithography aware metal-fill insertion

Suresh et al., 2012

Document ID
4644076639771583074
Author
Suresh V
Kundu S
et al.
Publication year
Publication venue
Thirteenth international symposium on quality electronic design (ISQED)

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Manufacturability and lithographic printability are growing concerns with advancing technology nodes. The two most important parameters which influence the printability of a design are lithographic process corner and pattern density of the design. Dummy metal-fills …
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