Automatic DFM Enhancement for Digital Semiconductors

半导体必须遵守定义电路中元素的物理规则，这些规则可能非常复杂。被称为制造设计（DFM）的额外规则可以应用于提高性能和制造产量，但这些会影响芯片的复杂性和成本。这个项目的目的是提供软件，将自动修改电路元件，以满足DFM规则。电路库中的元件将进行调整，以满足增强的设计规则，同时将对芯片面积的影响降至最低。工程师可以尝试不同的规则和选项，在将其投入生产之前评估这些更改的效果。半导体制造的复杂性和硅密度正在迅速增加，这给工程师和设计软件制造商带来了更大的挑战。IN2FAB的新软件将帮助设计人员跟上这些变化的步伐，并为下一代硅选择最佳选择。该项目的目标是提供将DFM应用于标准单元库的第一级生产软件。这种新型EDA产品的客户将包括世界各地的半导体设计人员和制造商，他们将从增强的设计自动化和生产力中受益。

Semiconductors must observe physical rules which define the elements in a circuit and these can be extremely complex. Extra rules called Design for Manufacturing (DFM) can be applied to improve performance and manufacturing yield, but these can affect chip complexity and cost.The objective of this project is to provide software that will automatically modify circuit elements to meet DFM rules. Components in the circuit library will be adjusted to meet enhanced design rules while keeping the impact to chip area to a minimum. Engineers can experiment with different rules and options to assess the effect of these changes before committing them to production.Semiconductor manufacturing is rapidly increasing in complexity and silicon density, placing greater challenges to engineers and design software manufacturers. IN2FAB's new software will help designers keep pace with these changes and choose the best options for the next generation of silicon.The goal of the project is to provide the first level of production software for applying DFM to standard cell libraries. Customers for this new EDA product will include semiconductor designers and manufacturers worldwide, who will benefit from enhanced design automation and productivity.