A circuit model of a system of VLSI interconnects for time response computation

Author

Wang, Rui ; Wing, Omar

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA

Volume

39

Issue

4

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

688

Lastpage

693

Abstract

A novel computational model based on the spectral-domain approach for the characterization of a dispersive multiconductor system is developed for time response computation. The model consists of two identical impedance networks and equivalent voltage-controlled voltage sources, and it is particularly suitable for timing analysis. Since the model is constructed based on full-wave analysis, the hybrid nature of the VLSI interconnects is taken care of, and thus the model is valid at high frequencies when the longitudinal field components are no longer negligible. Signal distortions due to the dispersive nature of a multiconductor system are demonstrated by an example

Keywords

S-matrix theory; VLSI; equivalent circuits; integrated circuit technology; semiconductor device models; strip lines; VLSI interconnects; circuit model; computational model; dispersive multiconductor system; equivalent voltage-controlled voltage sources; impedance networks; longitudinal field components; signal distortions; spectral-domain approach; time response computation; timing analysis; Computational modeling; Dispersion; Distortion; Frequency; Impedance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Time factors; Timing; Very large scale integration; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.76433

Filename

76433