Impact of simulation parameters on critical area analysis

Monte Carlo critical area extraction routines are controlled by a number of parameters that impact the accuracy and speed of the simulation. In this paper, the effects of the following parameters are explored experimentally: defect shape, rounding of corners in the layout, merging of redundant contacts, consideration of the netlist extracted from layout, and varying the number of defects simulated.

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