Patents Assigned to Chatered Semiconductor Manufacturing, LTD
  • Patent number: 7069533
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for changing/modifying a customer specific reticle set design to a reticle set design that meets a user's process standard. An example embodiment of a method of modifying layout information representing a reticle set design for an integrated circuit comprising the following: receiving layout information and job information; and storing the layout information and the job information; the layout information representing a reticle set design for an integrated circuit and the job information related to the reticle set design; modifying the layout information and the job information to put the layout information and the job information into a first process compatible format; using the layout information and the job information to create mask writer format information for the reticle set design; and storing the mask writer format information; and outputting the mask writer format information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Chatered Semiconductor Manufacturing, LTD
    Inventors: Danchai Kochpatcharin, Jennifer Teong Su Ping, Yee Hwee Phuan, Elizabeth Lim, Kenneth Ngeow Zoo Khean, Winson Yong