Title :
PEM3: a CAD program for electrical modelling of on-chip multilayer metallizations
Author :
Dimopoulos, K.Z. ; Avaritsiotis, J.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
PEM3 is an electrical parameter analysis and modeling program for two- and three-dimensional geometries. This program helps the designer to analyze on-chip interconnects with linear, as well as nonlinear/time varying terminators and to simulate the pulse propagation characteristics in high-speed digital circuits. The program first computes the capacitance and inductance matrices for the given multiconductor geometry. A multiple coupled-line model consisting of uncoupled lines and linear-dependent current and voltage sources is calculated according to the capacitance and inductance matrix values computed
Keywords :
capacitance; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; digital integrated circuits; inductance; matrix algebra; metallisation; 2D geometries; CAD program; PEM3; capacitance; current sources; electrical modelling; electrical parameter analysis; high-speed digital circuits; inductance matrices; linear terminators; multiconductor geometry; multilayer metallizations; multiple coupled-line model; nonlinear terminators; on-chip interconnects; pulse propagation characteristics; three-dimensional geometries; time varying terminators; uncoupled lines; voltage sources; Analytical models; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Digital circuits; Geometry; Inductance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Pulse circuits; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1991. Proceedings., 6th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
LJubljana
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-655-1
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1991.161825
