The present invention provides a method for tiling an integrated circuit
having a critically matched device such as a transistor. The method
obtains an advantage of automatically improving metallic density over
critically matched devices thus yielding improved CMP. The method may
include the steps of: identifying critically matched devices in the
integrated circuit; placing metal tiles over the critically matched
device; performing a density test around each critically matched device;
and if a density test is not satisfied around a critically matched
device, placing at least one metal strip over a critically matched
device.