Patent ID: 8826207

Claim:
A method of generating a technology file for use by at least one IC design tool, the method comprising: identifying a unique pattern of conductive features from a plurality of conductive features of a given technology generation; after identifying the unique pattern of conductive features, extracting a parasitic capacitance of said unique pattern of conductive features from said unique pattern of conductive features; creating a capacitance model of said unique pattern of conductive features based on the parasitic capacitance of said unique pattern of conductive features; identifying a corresponding pattern of conductive features from the plurality of conductive features, the corresponding pattern of conductive features corresponding to the unique pattern of conductive features; and using a processor unit, generating a first technology file comprising a first plurality of said capacitance model of said unique pattern of conductive features, wherein said first plurality is formed by replicating said capacitance model of said unique pattern of conductive features for the corresponding pattern of conductive features.