Title :
A Z-transform analysis of uniform and nonuniform RC -lines
Author :
Lueder, Ernst ; Khakzar, Karim
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Netzwerk- & Systemtheorie, Stuttgart Univ., West Germany
Abstract :
In ICs with small feature sizes, interconnections introduce signal delay and distortion. In network analysis programs, such as SPICE, RC lines are simulated by RC ladders. The authors show that Z-transform analysis of uniform or exponential RC ladders with given boundary conditions allows an estimation of the number of elements, depending on the load of the line
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; distributed parameter networks; equivalent circuits; integrated circuits; ladder networks; linear network analysis; transforms; transmission line theory; ICs; RC-lines; SPICE; Z-transform analysis; boundary conditions; distortion; exponential RC ladders; interconnections; network analysis programs; nonuniform lines; signal delay; simulation; small feature sizes; uniform lines; Admittance; Analytical models; Boundary conditions; Capacitance; Computer errors; Delay; Distortion; Integrated circuit interconnections; SPICE; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1989., IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1989.100817
