DocumentCode
1874936
Title
Interconnect optimization using asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE)
Author
Sugiuchi, Yo ; Katz, Barry ; Rohrer, Ronald A.
Author_Institution
IBM Japan Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
fYear
1994
fDate
15-17 Mar 1994
Firstpage
120
Lastpage
125
Abstract
The asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) technique is utilized for performance evaluation and optimization of interconnect circuits consisting of both lumped and distributed elements. An efficient method for distributed element sensitivity, a gradient based optimization scheme, and several techniques to enhance both efficiency and accuracy of simulation performance are presented and evaluated in this paper
Keywords
distributed parameter networks; linear network analysis; lumped parameter networks; multichip modules; optimisation; sensitivity analysis; asymptotic waveform evaluation; distributed element sensitivity; gradient based optimization scheme; interconnect circuits; interconnect optimization; lumped elements; performance evaluation; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Delay effects; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency domain analysis; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optimization methods; RLC circuits; SPICE; Taylor series;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Multi-Chip Module Conference, 1994. MCMC-94, Proceedings., 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location
Santa Cruz, CA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-5560-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MCMC.1994.292516
Filename
292516
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