Patents by Inventor Jerome Chu

Jerome Chu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for the selective control of feature size in lithographic processing
    Patent number: 6973637
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-global process for designing an integrated circuit layout. The process comprises locating an isolated layout feature of an integrated circuit layout and non-globally changing at least one lateral dimension of the isolated layout feature to obtain an optimized increment. The change in lateral dimension by the optimized increment does not violate a minimum separation distance between the isolated layout feature and the other adjacent layout features. The process may be incorporated into a system for non-globally modifying an integrated circuit layout, described in a data file or an integrated circuit design system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Sharpe, Jerome Chu, Matthew Moucheron, Mary Roby
  • Process for the selective control of feature size in lithographic processing
    Publication number: 20040230938
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-global process for designing an integrated circuit layout. The process comprises locating an isolated layout feature of an integrated circuit layout and non-globally changing at least one lateral dimension of the isolated layout feature to obtain an optimized increment. The change in lateral dimension by the optimized increment does not violate a minimum separation distance between the isolated layout feature and the other adjacent layout features. The process may be incorporated into a system for non-globally modifying an integrated circuit layout, described in a data file or an integrated circuit design system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Agere Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Sharpe, Jerome Chu, Matthew Moucheron, Mary Roby