Does UMC provide any dummy via insertion scripts?
Yes, dummy via insertion scripts can be provided for 0.15um and below. If customers need this service, please contact the account manager. Back to Top LPE Questions 1. Where can the process parameters for RC extraction tools be found? Process parameters for RC extraction can be found on UMC’s website. Simply login into the TDS account and go to Design Rule/Document Type Category. Parameters (e.g. ILD, IMD, thickness, dielectrics, min width and min spacing for each layer) can be found at categories: “Electrical Design Rule”, “Interconnect Capacitance Model” and “Topological Layout Rule”. Back to Top 2. What kinds of LPE command/rule files (vs. vendors) are commonly provided by UMC? The support lists of LPE tools are shown as the following table. Nautilus is not supported due to lack of vendor’s support. Dracula and Star-RC are not recommended due to accuracy concern. However, UMC still support Dracula and Star-RC.
