Patent ID: 8230375
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. On a metal layer, a metal pattern software tool, the metal pattern comprising: a first group of metal lines capable of coupling to a first voltage; a second group of metal lines capable of coupling to a second voltage; a set of fixed metal tabs at predetermined positions; a first subset of metal tabs selected from a first set of selectable metal tabs at predetermined positions, each first set of selectable metal tabs coupling one of said fixed metal tabs to one of said first group of metal lines; and a second subset of metal tabs selected from a second set of selectable metal tabs at predetermined positions, each second set of selectable metal tabs coupling one of said fixed metal tabs to one of said second group of metal lines; wherein a fixed metal tab is coupled to one of said first or second group of metal lines through a selectable metal tab from said first or second set of selectable metal tabs based on a binary data set, wherein each data point in the binary data set is uniquely matched to one of said set of fixed metal tabs.