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TSMC Rules and Cell Libraries
General instructions for accessing TSMC design rules and cell libraries.
TSMC Design Rules, Process Specifications, SPICE Parameters, and Cell Libraries
TSMC's design rules, process specifications, and SPICE corner parameters are available from MOSIS. SPICE parameters may be used as design references, but no quantity derived from a simulation should be treated as a manufacturing tolerance. TSMC considers these items to be proprietary and only authorizes MOSIS to distribute them to customers who have established MOSIS commercial accounts and who have signed the MOSIS Customer Agreement, which includes the following terms in Section 6C:
EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOT DISCLOSE ANY MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED PROPRIETARY OR CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OF THE OTHER PARTY OR OF ANY VENDORS TO ANY THIRD PARTIES. PROPRIETARY MATERIAL SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROPRIETARY VENDOR INFORMATION SUCH AS YIELD AND PARAMETRIC DATA, WHETHER IT WAS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS OR EXTRACTED BY THEM. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT IT SHALL BE PRECLUDED BY 18 U.S.C. 1905 AND ANY AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS FROM KNOWINGLY DIVULGING THE TRADE SECRETS OF THE OTHER PARTY, AND/OR ANY THIRD-PARTY VENDOR.
Procedures
To obtain any of these items you must have an account with MOSIS. To open or re-activate a commercial account with MOSIS, complete and send the Commercial Account Application along with all appropriate signed agreements. Please read the instructions carefully before submitting the application package
Submit the online TSMC Access Request by logging to MOSIS Customer Account Manangement
To suggest additional files needed, but not available from the secure document server, please submit an inquiry through MOSIS Customer Support System.
Special instructions for academic institutions
Academic institutions must also provide the Academic Account Document Access Application, in additional to the Access Request Form. The Academic Account Document Access Application contains the following:
- Account Information
- Fabrication Plan
- Account Liaison NDA
- List of students, staff, and other faculty that have signed the individual NDA.
Additionally, a Mini-Proposal may be requested of the academic institution.
Specific Process Pages
(feature size in micrometers)
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0.13
CL013G, CR013G/CM013G, CL013LP, CL013LV |
0.18
CL018, CR018/CM018, CL018LP, CL018LV, CL018HV |
0.25
CL025, CR025/CM025 |
0.35
CL035, CM035 CL035HV |