Patents by Inventor Paul Kim Cheong SOH

Paul Kim Cheong SOH 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).

  • Methodology for performing post layer generation check
    Patent number: 8645876
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising receiving data corresponding to a layout design for a plurality of input mask layers and generating a layout design for at least one generated mask layer. The relationship between a first geometric element in a first layout pattern comprising one or more of the generated mask layers and a second geometric element in a second layout pattern is then determined and verified to check if they comply with predetermined rules. If the relationship does not conform with the predetermined rules the design of at least one of the generated mask layers associated with the first or second layout pattern is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Wye Boon Loh, Jeoung Mo Koo, Paul Kim Cheong Soh, Beng Lye Oh, Purakh Raj Verma
  • METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMING POST LAYER GENERATION CHECK
    Publication number: 20130074016
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising receiving data corresponding to a layout design for a plurality of input mask layers and generating a layout design for at least one generated mask layer. The relationship between a first geometric element in a first layout pattern comprising one or more of the generated mask layers and a second geometric element in a second layout pattern is then determined and verified to check if they comply with predetermined rules. If the relationship does not conform with the predetermined rules the design of at least one of the generated mask layers associated with the first or second layout pattern is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Wye Boon LOH, Jeoung Mo KOO, Paul Kim Cheong SOH, Beng Lye OH, Purakh Raj VERMA