Methods and mechanisms for implementing virtual metal fill

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor – Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design

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C716S030000, C716S030000

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ABSTRACT:
A method for implementing virtual metal fill includes inserting metal fill data into a layout record based on one or more rules, extracting capacitance from the layout record to create a capacitance network, and reducing the capacitance network.

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