Patent ID: 11900040
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of:
receiving a design layout comprising a feature in a peripheral region of the design layout;
determining compensation values associated with the peripheral region according to a reflectivity of a pellicle assembly, the pellicle assembly being disposed over a mask;
adjusting the design layout by modifying a shape of the feature according to the compensation values through the steps of:
partitioning the peripheral region into compensation zones;
dissecting an edge of the feature into edge segments, wherein each of the edge segments is arranged within one of the compensation zones;
assigning the compensation values to the respective compensation zones; and
adjusting locations of the edge segments according to the compensation values associated with the respective compensation zones; and

causing the mask to be manufactured according to the design layout.