IC Layout Basics: A Practical Guide

| 1. | A resistor body has the following dimensions as drawn: length = 95 micron, width = 12 microns. The material has a resistivity of 65 ohms-per-square. When fabricated, the above resistor width measures 0.2 microns smaller than drawn. What is its resistance value? |
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| 2. | A resistor body over-etches, when fabricated, by 0.15 micron. The window that defines its length has an under-etch of 0.2 micron. The material has a resistivity of 150 ohms-per-square. Calculate the resistor values for each of the following sets of dimensions:
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| 3. | Tabulate the above resistors again, from their drawn dimensions only. Calculate the percentage difference between the drawn value and the fabricated value:
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Answers
| 1. | Determine number of squares. Multiply number of squares by sheet resistivity. Calculating as drawn, Accounting for the 0.2 etching error, | ||||
| 2. | The resistor body width is a light-field mask, so over-etching results in a smaller dimension. The length is a dark-field mask, so under-etching likewise results in a smaller dimension. Subtract the deltas in both cases.
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