Term · General Industry
All-layer spin
A respin in which the full mask set is regenerated, allowing any change including new transistors. The most expensive and slowest correction path, and the one avoided if a metal fix will do.
- Also known as
- Full-layer spin, Base layer respin
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- General Industry, Silicon bring-up
Notes
At advanced nodes the mask set alone can run into many millions of dollars, which is why the decision goes to senior management.
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