1. A method to design an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
determining a strain-inducing deposition area on an IC design;
comparing the strain-inducing deposition area with a predefined area, wherein the predefined area is large enough to reduce effects of small variations of a manufacturing process of a strain-deposition composite;
modifying a dummy diffusion area to increase the strain-inducing deposition area when the strain-inducing deposition area is less than the predefined area; and
optimizing the strain-inducing deposition area on the dummy diffusion area, wherein at least one method operation is executed through a processor.
2. The method in claim 1, wherein the predefined area is within about 5% to 15% of a total IC design area.
3. The method in claim 1, wherein the strain-inducing deposition area is one of a Silicon Germanium (SiGe) deposition area or a Silicon Carbide (SiC) deposition area.
4. The method in claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises placing a strain-inducing deposition area above the dummy diffusion area.
5. The method in claim 4, wherein the optimizing comprises removing a portion of the strain-inducing deposition area from the dummy diffusion area.
6. The method in claim 5, wherein the optimizing further comprises designing a dummy polysilicon gate on the dummy diffusion area.
7. The method in claim 6, wherein the optimizing further comprises adjusting a size of the dummy polysilicon gate, wherein the strain-inducing deposition area decreases as the size of the dummy polysilicon gate increases.
8. A method to manufacture an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
forming a transistor on a device region of a substrate;
forming a dummy diffusion region on a non-device area of the substrate;
disposing a strain-inducing material adjacent to the transistor; and
disposing the strain-inducing material on the dummy diffusion region to distribute the strain-inducing material substantially uniformly across the substrate, wherein a total area of the strain-inducing material distributed across the substrate is within a predefined size range that is large enough to reduce effects of small variations of a manufacturing process of a strain-deposition composite.
9. The method in claim 8, wherein the strain-inducing material is one of Silicon Germanium (SiGe) composite or Silicon Carbide (SiC) composite.
10. The method in claim 8, wherein the strain-inducing deposition is disposed through an epitaxial process.
11. The method in claim 8 further comprises:
forming a dummy polysilicon gate over the dummy diffusion region.
12. The method in claim 11, wherein a portion of the strain-inducing material is disposed wherever the dummy polysilicon gate is formed.
13. The method in claim 8 further comprising:
growing the strain-inducing material on a portion of a non-device non-dummy diffusion region.
14. A method to design an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
placing a strain-inducing deposition area onto one of a plurality of dummy areas within an IC design, wherein the placing continues for other dummy diffusion areas until a total area of the strain-inducing deposition area reaches a predefined size, wherein the predefined size is large enough to reduce effects of small variations of a manufacturing process of a strain-deposition composite; and
optimizing each strain-inducing deposition area for uniformity, wherein at least one method operation is executed through a processor.
15. The method in claim 14, wherein the strain-inducing deposition area is one of a compression-inducing composite or a tensile-inducing composite.
16. The method in claim 14, wherein the optimizing comprises:
designing a polysilicon gate within the strain-inducing deposition area; and
adjusting the polysilicon gate size to optimize the strain-inducing deposition area.
17. The method in claim 14, further comprising designing the strain-inducing deposition area within a non-utilized area.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A reconfigurable structure for use with toy vehicles, comprising:
a first tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit;
a lift movably secured to the first tower, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the first tower;
a ramp movably secured to the first tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the first tower;
a second tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit;
a lift movably secured to the second tower, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the second tower;
a ramp movably secured to the first tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the second tower; and
wherein the reconfigurable structure is capable of having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the ramp of the first tower is configured to releasably engage the lift of the second tower when the reconfigurable structure is in the deployed configuration.
2. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 1, wherein the ramps each have an end portion pivotally mounted to another portion of the ramp.
3. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 1, wherein the first tower further comprises a connecting member pivotally mounted thereto and configured to engage the second tower when the reconfigurable structure is in the stowed configuration.
4. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 1, wherein the first tower structure is completely separable from the second tower structure.
5. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 1, wherein the ramp of the first tower structure is movably secured to a pair of slots disposed in the first tower structure and the ramp of the second tower structure is movably secured to a pair of slots disposed in the second tower structure.
6. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 5, wherein the ramps each have an end portion pivotally mounted to another portion of the ramp.
7. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 6, wherein the first tower structure is completely separable from the second tower structure.
8. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 1, wherein the lift of the first tower structure is movably secured to a pair of slots disposed in the first tower structure and the lift of the second tower structure is movably secured to a pair of slots disposed in the second tower structure.
9. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 8, wherein the ramp of the first tower structure is movably secured to a pair of slots disposed in the first tower structure and the ramp of the second tower structure is movably secured to a pair of slots disposed in the second tower structure.
10. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 9, wherein the ramps each have an end portion pivotally mounted to another portion of the ramp.
11. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 10, wherein the first tower structure is completely separable from the second tower structure.
12. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 1, wherein the lift of the first tower structure is pivotally secured to a guide slidably received within a pair of slots disposed in the first tower structure and the exit ramp of the second tower structure is pivotally secured to a guide slidably received within a pair of slots disposed in the second tower structure and the exit ramp of the second tower has a feature disposed at a distal end configured to be received and engaged by the lift of the first tower structure.
13. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 12, wherein the first tower structure is completely separable from the second tower structure.
14. A method of providing a reconfigurable structure for use with toy vehicles, the method comprising:
slidably securing a lift to a first tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit, the lift being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the first tower;
slidably securing a ramp to the first tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the first tower;
slidably securing a lift to a second tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit, the lift of the second tower being positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the second tower;
slidably securing a ramp to the second tower, the ramp being positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the second tower; and
wherein the reconfigurable structure is capable of having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration and wherein the ramp of the first tower is configured to releasably engage the lift of the second tower when the reconfigurable structure is in the deployed configuration.
15. A reconfigurable structure for use with toy vehicles, comprising:
a first tower structure having a plurality of floors each having an entrance and an exit;
a lift movably secured to the first tower, the lift being slidably received within a pair of guides proximate to the entrance of each of the plurality of floors, wherein the lift is positionable at any entrance of the plurality of floors of the first tower;
a ramp movably secured to the first tower, the ramp being slidably received within a pair of guides proximate to the exit of each of the plurality of floors, wherein the ramp is positionable at any exit of the plurality of floors of the first tower; and
wherein the ramp is pivotally secured to the first tower for movement between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
16. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 15 further comprising: a guide slidably secured to the pair of guides proximate to the entrance of each of the plurality of floors, wherein the ramp is pivotally secured to the guide.
17. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 16, wherein the ramp further comprises an end track portion pivotally secured to an upper track portion wherein the upper track portion is pivotally secured to the guide and wherein the ramp further comprises an end track portion pivotally secured to an upper track portion wherein the upper track portion is pivotally secured to the first tower.
18. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 15, wherein the ramp further comprises an end track portion pivotally secured to an upper track portion wherein the upper track portion is pivotally secured to the guide.
19. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 15, wherein the ramp further comprises an end track portion pivotally secured to an upper track portion wherein the upper track portion is pivotally secured to the first tower.
20. The reconfigurable structure as in claim 15, wherein the pair of guides are a pair of slots in the first tower.