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Pitch, Spacing & Offset

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September 2, 2020
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Pitch

The distance between the center to center of the metal is called as pitch. In the below picture, B is pitch.

Spacing

Spacing is the distance between the edge to edge metal layers. The distance A is spacing in below picture.

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Pitch & Spacing in VLSI

Offset

Offset is the distance between the core and first metal layer. In below picture, C is offset.

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Offset in VLSI

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