| US 7,539,554 B2 | ||
| Tape out template system and method | ||
| Shin-Meei Wang, Taichung (Taiwan); Piao-Chuo Tsao, Bade (Taiwan); Yu Chen, Hsinchu (Taiwan); and Szu-Ping Chen, Hsinchu (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 04, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/397,916. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/668139, filed on Apr. 04, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0224264 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—121 [716/19] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A system for processing a tape out request, comprising:
a template database storing a plurality of templates for mask tooling for different manufacturing technologies, each template
comprising a set of mask tooling settings for different manufacturing processes of one of the manufacturing technologies;
a query database storing a hierarchy of queries addressing differences in mask tooling information of the manufacturing processes;
and
a processor, receiving technology information specifying the manufacturing technology of the tape out request, selecting one
of the templates according to the received technology information, selecting and presenting at least one of the queries according
to the selected template, and determining values of the mask tooling settings according to answers to the at least one of
the queries.
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