( ESNUG 459 Item 1 ) -------------------------------------------- [12/14/06]

From: [ Chicken Man ]
Subject: User asks of differences between Cadence & Blaze dummy metal fill

Hi, John,

My boss asked me to investigate the new Blaze DFM dummy metal fill tool.
I tried a search on DeepChip, but found very little about Blaze.  Do you
know any Blaze customers I could talk to?  My boss is curious how Blaze
metal fill differs from Cadence metal fill -- especially for TSMC 65 nm
(& maybe UMC 65 nm).  Is the tool worth the extra budget $$$?

Please keep my name and my company anon.  Boss wants to talk to only one
vendor when investigation done.  

    - [ Chicken Man ]