Abstract: During a calculation technique, at least a portion of a target pattern associated with an integrated-circuit design is modified so that polygons in the target pattern, which represent features in the design, result in acceptable accuracy during a photolithographic process that fabricates the target pattern on a semiconductor die. In particular, a set of polygon parameters associated with the polygons are modified, as needed, so that a cost function that corresponds to a difference between a modified target pattern and an estimated target pattern produced during the photolithographic process meets a termination criterion. A mask pattern that can fabricate the modified target pattern on the semiconductor die is calculated using an inverse optical calculation in which the modified target pattern is at an image plane of an optical path associated with the photolithographic process and the mask pattern is at an object plane of the optical path.

Abstract: During a calculation technique, at least a portion of a target pattern associated with an integrated-circuit design is modified so that polygons in the target pattern, which represent features in the design, result in acceptable accuracy during a photolithographic process that fabricates the target pattern on a semiconductor die. In particular, a set of polygon parameters associated with the polygons are modified, as needed, so that a cost function that corresponds to a difference between a modified target pattern and an estimated target pattern produced during the photolithographic process meets a termination criterion. A mask pattern that can fabricate the modified target pattern on the semiconductor die is calculated using an inverse optical calculation in which the modified target pattern is at an image plane of an optical path associated with the photolithographic process and the mask pattern is at an object plane of the optical path.

Abstract: Provided is a method of pairing terminals with each other, and a terminal for the method. The method includes sensing a physical motion of a terminal caused by a user and outputting a sensing value, comparing a reception value received from an external terminal with the sensing value, and establishing a communication path with the external terminal according to the comparison result.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method of controlling power, the system and method capable of predicting optimal speeds of operation clocks of a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory used to execute an application program, thereby reducing power used to execute the application program. The system for controlling power includes a requirement prediction module predicting a requirement of central processing unit (CPU) performance and a requirement of memory usage for executing the application program; an operation clock determining unit determining optimal speeds of operation clocks of the CPU and the memory for executing the application program based on the requirements; and a clock speed/driving voltage generating unit generating optimal speeds of the operation clocks and optimal driving voltages of the CPU and the memory for executing the application program based on the determined optimal speeds of the operation clocks.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and method for MPEG decoding using dynamically varying voltage and frequency of a processor, wherein an operation frequency and voltage of the processor is set depending on a difference between the number of current frames and that of set frames, in correspondence with the interrupt generated during decoding frames until a next interrupt is generated, to thereby support a real-time decoding. The method herein includes the steps of predicting decoding time until the next interrupt from the current interrupt is generated depending on both a type and size of frames and the system speed.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and method for MPEG decoding using dynamically varying voltage and frequency of a processor, wherein an operation frequency and voltage of the processor is set depending on a difference between the number of current frames and that of set frames, in correspondence with the interrupt generated during decoding frames until a next interrupt is generated, to thereby support a real-time decoding. The method herein includes the steps of predicting decoding time until the next interrupt from the current interrupt is generated depending on both a type and size of frames and the system speed.