Title :
Modeling of Energy Dissipation in RLC Current-Mode Signaling
Author :
Tuuna, S. ; Nigussie, Ethiopia ; Isoaho, Jouni ; Tenhunen, Hannu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Univ. of Turku, Turku, Finland
fDate :
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, energy dissipation in resistance-inductance-capacitance (RLC) current-mode signaling is modeled. The energy dissipation is derived separately for driver, wire, and receiver termination. The effects of rise time and clock cycle are included. A realizable Π-model for the driving-point impedance of an RLC current-mode transmission line is derived. The output current of an RLC current-mode transmission line is also derived. The model is extended to multiple parallel coupled interconnects with inductive and capacitive coupling between them. The model is verified by comparing it to HSPICE in 65-nm technology and applied to differential current-mode signaling.
Keywords :
RLC circuits; SPICE; capacitance; clocks; coupled circuits; current-mode circuits; driver circuits; electric resistance; inductance; integrated circuit interconnections; HSPICE; RLC current-mode signaling; RLC current-mode transmission line; capacitive coupling; clock cycle; driver; driving-point impedance; energy dissipation; inductive coupling; multiple parallel coupled interconnects; output current; receiver termination; resistance-inductance-capacitance; rise time; size 65 nm; wire; Capacitance; Driver circuits; Energy dissipation; Integrated circuit modeling; Power transmission lines; Receivers; Wire; Current-mode; energy; modeling; signaling;
Journal_Title :
Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TVLSI.2011.2140345
