Patent ID: 9582633
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: capturing imagery of a FinFET device during fabrication of the FinFET device; determining a fin height for the FinFET device represented within a design layout based upon the imagery of the FinFET device captured during the fabrication of the FinFET device, wherein the fin height is measured from a top surface of a shallow trench isolation (STI) region adjacent a fin of the FinFET device to a top surface of the fin; creating a 2D FinFET model for the FinFET device, the 2D FinFET model corresponding to a fin width and a fin length; creating a 3D FinFET model for the FinFET device based upon the 2D FinFET model and the fin height; and adjusting a parameter based upon the 3D FinFET model to change the fin height of the FinFET device.