A Frequency Domain Analysis of Multi-Conductor Transmission Line Interconnect Topologies

This paper presents a frequency domain technique for optimization, sensitivity, and robustness analysis of large high speed lossy multi-conductor transmission line networks in VLSI regimes. The technique is used to compare several interconnect topologies in terms of their electrical performance. Finally, to demonstrate the usefulness and accuracy of the technique, the numerical frequency domain results have been validated by independent time domain simulations.