Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Dinh, Paul (Department: 2825)
Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor
Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design
C716S030000, C716S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07353480
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to design a via pad of a via is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a vertex determination module configured to determine a vertex of the via pad based on a position of a trace that is connected to the via. The apparatus also includes a contour definition module configured to define an extended contour of the via pad based on the vertex. The extended contour is defined such that an electrical length design characteristic of the trace is substantially unchanged by the extended contour.
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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Dinh Paul
Nvidia Corporation
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