Layout-Design Of An Integrated Circuit Basic

DEFINITION OF LAYOUT-DESIGN OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

A layout-design of an integrated circuit is the three-dimensional disposition of the elements of an integrated circuit and some or all of the interconnections of the integrated circuit or such three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture.

Qualification for Protection of Layout-Design

1. It is original, i.e. the result of its creator’s own intellectual effort and not commonplace among creators and manufacturers of integrated circuit;
2. It has been fixed in a material form or incorporated into an integrated circuit at the time of its creation;
3. The right holder of the layout-design is a qualified person.

Right Holder Of Layout-Design

1. The creator;
2. The person who commissioned the layout-design if it is created in pursuance of a commission;
3. The employer if the layout-design is created by an employee in the course of his employment.