• DocumentCode
    1328244
  • Title

    Analysis of pulse propagation on high-speed VLSI chips

  • Author

    Nakhla, Michel S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    490
  • Lastpage
    494
  • Abstract
    A method for the analysis of lossy distributed interconnections on high-speed LSI/VLSI chips is presented. The method is based on a piecewise decomposition technique in which nonlinear branches are replaced by piecewise-linear time-dependent sources. Parameters of the piecewise-linear functions are computed iteratively so that the network´s topological and constitutive relations are satisfied. Examples to illustrate the analysis algorithms are presented
  • Keywords
    VLSI; metallisation; piecewise-linear techniques; transmission line theory; analysis algorithms; high-speed VLSI chips; lossy distributed interconnections; nonlinear branches; piecewise decomposition technique; piecewise-linear time-dependent sources; pulse propagation analysis; Crosstalk; Integrated circuit interconnections; Large scale integration; Multiconductor transmission lines; Nonlinear equations; Propagation losses; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines; Very large scale integration; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.52174
  • Filename
    52174