Photomask and method for fabricating integrated circuit

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PATENT NO 9983473
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15436729

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A photomask and method for fabricating an integrated circuit is provided. A design layout is provided, wherein the design layout has a plurality of main features. A plurality of assistant features are added in an assistant region of the design layout to form a first layout, wherein the assistant region has no main feature and a width of the assistant region is larger than five times of a width of the main feature. A plurality of optical proximity correction (OPC) features are added on the first layout to form a second layout. And a photomask is formed according to the second layout.

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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTDHSIN-CHU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Ya-Hui Hsinchu, TW 26 81
Chen, Yi-Jie Hsinchu, TW 11 12
Cheng, Ying-Chou Zhubei, TW 26 375
Chiu, Feng-Yuan Hsinchu County, TW 7 105
Gau, Tsai-Sheng Hsinchu, TW 141 1590
Lin, Chun-Yu Hsinchu, TW 166 954
Liu, Ru-Gun Zhubei, TW 404 6961
Lu, Kuei-Liang Hsinchu, TW 24 2787

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