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April 2008 TOOL Corp. Announces New Release to Mask Fracturing System, MaskStudio
Tokyo, Japan – April 9, 2008 - TOOL Corporation (headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, president Hideaki Hontao) today announced the release of MaskStudio Version 7, the latest fracturing system which converts layout design data into various mask writer formats. In addition to the established high-performance of the mask writer data conversion process, this version is renovated for faster input process. This greatly shortens the TAT of the input reading process to each conversion. MaskStudio is a fracturing system providing both high-precision and high-performance, and it is prepared for handling extremely large data of today.
Major features of this version are as follows.
| (1) | Greatly improved file reading speed | |
| The mechanism of process for taking input design data, which is a non-parallel processing part, has been renovated for a significant speed-up. The renovation dramatically reduced not only the process time period but also consumption of memory. Compared to the previous version, the latest version with this speed-up halves the TAT from the input reading process to each mask writer data format conversion. | ||
| (2) | Further advancement in fracturing precision | |
| Enhancement in sliver reduction technique allows giving even more precise outputs. Controls for fracturing, such as the restriction of creating dividing line in the direction to split the width of a wire, and reduction of creating slivers for post-OPC data are available depending on the situations. These high-precision features benefit wide range of situations from the most advanced data to volume-production chips. | ||
| (3) | Previewing: integration with LAVIS layout visualization platform | |
| The integration with LAVIS allows previewing the fracturing result. From the LAVIS window,an area can be specified to apply fracturing; according to this preview result, the parameters for fracturing are re-examined and fine-tuned. In addition to this "preview-Fracturing" feature, "preview-Compare", which applies the Boolean operations, and "preview-MRC", which applies the mask rule checks, are also available. With these previewing features through powerful integration with LAVIS, timelier fracturing is applied to the hot-spots. |
Besides those major enhancements, parallel distributed processing, all kinds of Boolean operations and superior job administration bolsters easy, efficient and extensive usages.
"I am very pleased that the significant TAT reduction in the process from data importing to mask-writer data conversion and improvement of quality should contribute to our customers," said Hideaki Hontao, president of TOOL. "We will keep MaskStudio evolve in both functionality and performance to give the answer for the most-advanced process technology. We are committed to continue our effort to meet the demand swiftly and accurately for our customers and the market, which is characterized by size-expansion and complexity of the designs."
The above-mentioned features will be exhibited at the Photomask Japan 2008 at Pacifico Yokohama in April.
About MaskStudio
MaskStudio is a fracturing system that allows layout design data to be converted into various mask writer formats with power to handle huge data. It achieves high throughput by its Boolean operation function, parallel distributed processing technology and job management feature, which becomes a robust solution for large and complex OPCed data conversion. Moreover, incorporating sliver control function, MaskStudio generates pattern data optimized for each mask-writing machine and thus reduces the running cost and TAT.
About TOOL
TOOL is a Japanese software development company focused on the EDA sector. TOOL has a proven track record, especially in back-end design phases, of software development symbolized by its LAVIS and MaskStudio. TOOL's long and successful experience in both commercial and custom software development guarantees to optimize customers' design environment. For more information about TOOL and its products, visit the website at http://www.tool-corp.com/.
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