METHOD OF GENERATING CELL LIBRARY DATA FOR LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

A method of generating library data for a cell constructed of interconnected MOS transistors, includes a resistance extraction step which extracts source and drain resistances according to source and drain region surface areas by using a resistance calculating formula or referring to a resistance extraction reference file which, when the source and drain regions have a first surface area region, treats the source and drain resistances as resistance values depending on the surface areas, and when the source and drain regions have a second surface area region larger than the first surface area region, treats the source and drain resistances as fixed resistance values; and a simulation step which generates an input-output characteristic for the cell from a netlist containing a MOS transistor model that includes the extracted source resistances and drain resistances and connection information for the model, and from input signals.