IC Mask Design - Basic Layout Technology

Author: Zhou Rundede
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: As a circuit designer, every choice and decision you make regarding the circuit will directly impact the final silicon product. Circuit design goes far beyond circuit simulation. The physical properties of the design will determine the success or failure of the circuit. Mask design issues are now more than ever a part of the entire circuit design process. Your design is only considered complete when it becomes a circuit on the silicon chip. Transferring the design to the silicon chip is your responsibility. Understanding how your design affects the choice of layout options is your responsibility. Communicating the circuit requirements to the mask designers is also your responsibility. To do all these, your knowledge of mask design work should at least not be inferior to that of your mask designers, even if it doesn't surpass them.