Title :
Fast novel thermal analysis simulation tool for integrated circuits (FANTASTIC)
Author :
Codecasa, L. ; D´Alessandro, V. ; Magnani, A. ; Rinaldi, N. ; Zampardi, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Inf. e Bioingegneria, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
This work describes a Fast novel thermal analysis simulation tool for integrated circuits (FANTASTIC), which is fully automated and relies on an enhanced version of the Multi-Point Moment Matching algorithm. The tool provides a novel equivalent network suitable for use in SPICE-like circuit simulators to perform efficient thermal and electrothermal analyses. FANTASTIC requires much less CPU time and memory storage compared to commercial simulators. The thermal behavior of a state-of-the-art four-finger GaAs HBT is investigated as a case-study.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; thermal analysis; thermal management (packaging); FANTASTIC; SPICE like circuit simulators; electrothermal analyses; equivalent network; fast novel thermal analysis simulation tool for integrated circuits; multipoint moment matching algorithm; Conferences; Finite element analysis; Heating; Integrated circuit modeling; SPICE; Temperature distribution; Thermal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), 2014 20th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1109/THERMINIC.2014.6972507
