Patents by Inventor T. C. Luo

T. C. Luo 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MASK TAPE-OUT PROCESS
    Publication number: 20080022254
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) design system includes an IC design module for generating various portions of a mask layout according to a predefined specification of an integrated circuit, a mask module for assembling the various portions of the mask layout and forming a tape-out of the mask layout for mask manufacturing, and an e-LOP module operable to convert at least a subset of the various portions of the mask layout in a GDS format at a design stage prior to forming the tape-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: T. C. Luo, Shien-Yang Wu, H. C. Tseng, Chia-Chiang Chen