DocumentCode
1968643
Title
The electrical challenges of packaging the IBM AS/400
Author
Bartley, Gerald K. ; Dahlen, Paul E.
Author_Institution
Electr. Packaging Eng., IBM Corp., Rochester, MN, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
27-29 Oct. 1997
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The list of system design concerns is growing to encompass additional electrical limitations as the frequency of operation increases. These limitations are being mitigated by increasing bus widths, added material costs, more complex technology, and some changes in physical architecture.
Keywords
IBM computers; computer architecture; packaging; IBM AS/400; bus width; computer system design; electrical characteristics; material cost; packaging; physical architecture; technology; Bandwidth; Clocks; Computer architecture; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Packaging; Power systems; Switches; System buses; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, 1997., IEEE 6th Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8649-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EPEP.1997.634023
Filename
634023
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