US 11,687,694 B1
Method, product, and system for automated, guided, and region-based layer density balancing
Yu-Chen Lin, Taipei (TW); Yi-Ning Chang, Taipei (TW); and Tyler James Lockman, Wesley Chapel, FL (US)
Assigned to Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/219,675.
Int. Cl. G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 30/392 (2020.01) [G06F 30/398 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying an integrated circuit and a balancing parameter, wherein the integrated circuit has multiple regions;
scanning at least two of the multiple regions of the integrated circuit;
evaluating the at least two of the multiple regions to determine whether a balancing operation on a region comprises a fill operation or a degas operation; and
performing the balancing operation on the region.