| RULE NO.,DESCRIPTION,LV,MV,Comment |
| LU.1,"FOR LV and MV inside DNWELL |
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| This rule is to check Max. Nwell/DNWELL tap space to every |
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| point on the boundary of PCOMP inside Nwell/DNWELL. |
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| For within 50um from (the PCOMP inside NWELL or DNWELL), |
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| minimum LVPWELL to (PCOMP outside LVPWELL) space is |
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| defined as (x):",,, |
| ,"a\) If x >= 2.0um, then max Nwell/DNWELL tap space to every |
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| Point on the boundary of PCOMP inside NWELL/DNWELL",50,15,Rule |
| ,"b\) If x >= 1.0um and < 2um, then max Nwell/DNWELL tap space to |
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| every point on the boundary of PCOMP inside NWELL/DNWELL",30,15,Rule |
| ,"c\) If x < 1.0um, then max Nwell/DNWELL tap space to every |
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| point on the boundary of PCOMP inside NWELL/DNWELL",15,15,Rule |
| LU.2,"FOR LV and MV inside DNWELL |
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| This rule is to check Max. LVPWELL tap space to every point on |
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| the boundary of NCOMP inside LVPWELL. |
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| For within 50um from (the NCOMP inside LVPWELL), minimum |
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| LVPWELL to (PCOMP outside LVPWELL) space is defined as x:",,, |
| ,"a\) If x >= 2.0um, then Max. LVPWELL tap space to every point on |
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| the boundary of NCOMP inside LVPWELL.",50,15,Rule |
| ,"b\) If x >= 1.0um and < 2um, then Max. LVPWELL tap space to |
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| every point on the boundary of NCOMP inside LVPWELL.",30,15,Rule |
| ,"c\) If x <1.0um, then Max. LVPWELL tap space to every point on |
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| the boundary of NCOMP inside LVPWELL.",15,15,Rule |
| LU.3,"FOR LV and MV outside DNWELL |
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| This rule is to check Max. LVPWELL (Psub) tap outside |
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| DNWELL space to every point on the boundary of NCOMP |
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| outside NWELL/DNWELL. |
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| For within 50um from the (NCOMP in LVPWELL or Psub), |
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| Minimum NWELL to (NCOMP outside Nwell) space is defined as y.",,, |
| ,"a\) If y >= 2.0um, then Max. LVPWELL (Psub) tap outside |
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| DNWELL space to every point on the boundary of NCOMP |
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| outside NWELL/DNWELL.",50,15,Rule |
| ,"b\) If y >= 1.0um and < 2.0um, then Max. LVPWELL (Psub) tap |
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| outside DNWELL space to every point on the boundary of |
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| NCOMP outside NWELL/DNWELL.",30,15,Rule |
| ,"c\) If y <1.0um, then Max. LVPWELL (Psub) tap outside |
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| DNWELL space to every point on the boundary of NCOMP |
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| outside NWELL/DNWELL.",15,15,Rule |
| LU.4,"FOR LV and MV outside DNWELL |
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| This rule is to check Max. Nwell tap space to every point on the |
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| boundary of PCOMP inside Nwell. |
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| For within 50um from (the PCOMP inside NWELL), minimum |
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| NWELL to (NCOMP outside Nwell) space is defined as y:",,, |
| ,"a\) If y >= 2.0um, then Max. Nwell tap space to every point on the |
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| boundary of PCOMP inside Nwell",50,15,Rule |
| ,"b\) If y >= 1.0um and < 2um, then Max. Nwell tap space to every |
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| point on the boundary of PCOMP inside Nwell",30,15,Rule |
| ,"c\) If y < 1.0um, then Max. Nwell tap space to every point on the |
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| boundary of PCOMP inside Nwell",15,15,Rule |
| ,For Native Vt NMOS (check for NAT marking),,, |
| LU.5,"For within 50um from NAT layer, If there is NWELL present, then |
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| NAT layer shall be directly surrounded by PCOMP substrate guard |
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| ring. (No other NCOMP, NWELL in between the NAT and |
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| PCOMP guard ring)",,,Rule |
| ,Common Guidelines,,, |
| LU.7*,Maximize the number of contacts in the substrate and well taps.,--,--,Guideline |
| ,"Total equivalent contact area to the channel area generating |
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| substrate current (Poly2 intersecting COMP) should be more than |
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| 3%. This is a guideline only.",,, |
| LU.8*,"Butted substrate contact to source is always the best for latch-up |
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| immunity wherever possible",--,--,Guideline |
| LU.9*,"All Nwell taps shall be connected to respective most highest |
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| Potential",--,--,Guideline |
| LU.10*,All Psub shall be connected to their respective lowest potential,--,--,Guideline |